1. Anthropology Jeopardy Lets start with some EASY, 50 pt. questions

2. Who is a true H. sapiens like us? Cro-Magnon, Neanderthal, Peking, Java CRO-MAGNON

3. ETHIOPIA What country is the cradle of human origin?

4. GREAT RIFT VALLEY What location is known for great humanoid fossil finds?

5. MADAGASCAR Lemurs are prosimians and primarily confined to…

6. Contrast a human with an ape on features not related to the head. Humanape Less fur, sweat glands Knock kneedstraight leg Lumbar curvestraight spine Spine below headspine behind head Longer legs, shorter arms NARROWER PELVIS

7. BEFORE H. habilis came before or after H. erectus

8. EUROPE On what continent are you likely to find Neanderthal fossils?

9. Now it’s time for some Medium difficulty questions worth 100 pts.

10. The two components necessary for the evolution of humans was…. VARIATION IN THE POPULATION AND ENVIROMENTAL CHANGE

11. Name three prosimians LORIS, AYE-AYE, LEMURE, TARSIERS

12. Three main characteristics of primates OPPOSABLE THUMB, BINOCULAR VISION, COLOR VISION, UNSPECIALIZED TEETH, SHORT SNOUT

13. Two main categories of monkeys, and distinguishing feature NEW WORLD (PLATYRRHINE) AND OLD WORLD (CATARRHINE) PREHENSILE TAIL, MORE ARBOREAL VS. TERRESTRIAL

14. Three contrasting features of a male and female human pelvis MALE FEMALE Femur straightfemur inward Narrow pelvisBroad pelvis Long _sacrum_ short _sacrum

15. Three distinguishing cranial features for a human and an ape. BROW RIDGE, SAGITTAL CREST, BRAIN CAPACITY, SNOUT LENGTH, JAW SIZE,

16. Name four famous anthropologists, (paleoanthropologist) Meave, Mary, Louis, Richard Leaky, Tim White, Alan Walker

17. Now it’s time to really start thinking, not just remembering information. Difficult Questions worth 150 pts. each

18. What are the 2 possible fates of the Neanderthals? INTERBREED WITH H. SAPIENS OR WERE OUT COMPETED BY THEM

19. Put the following specimens in the chronological order H. erectus A. africanus A.afarensis H. habilis A. anamensis H. sapiens A.anamensis(1), A.afarensis(2), A.africanus(3), H. habilis (4), H. erectus(5), H. sapiens (6)

20. Contrast a human with an ape on features not related to the head. Humanape Less fur, sweat glands Knock kneedstraight leg Lumbar curvestraight spine Spine below headspine behind head Longer legs, shorter arms NARROWER PELVIS

21. Final Jeopardy Answer this statement, “If humans evolved from apes and chimps, why are there still apes and chimps?