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This world map shows latitude and longitude.Which continent lies at approximately 20º S, 140º E?

South America

Asia

Australia

North America

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What kind of map would need to show elevation in its legend?

a political map

a road map

a physical map

a resource map

Which of these is a true statement about anthropologists?

Anthropologists’ studies are limited to today’s cultures and societies.

Anthropologists study how ancient cultures are similar and different.

Anthropologists leave the study of human origins to archaeologists.

Anthropologists leave the study of social behaviors to sociologists.

The archaeologists’ term “correlated age” means

the calendar age of an artifact.

the actual age of an artifact.

the age of an artifact determined by instinct.

the age of an artifact in relation to other objects.

Which of these statements is false?

Archaeology is a field within anthropology.

Archaeologists and anthropologists are necessary to the historian for information they provide.

Archaeologists and anthropologists both study human history.

Archaeologists and anthropologists are in totally separate fields and rarely work together.

Which of these would most likely be studied by an anthropologist?

the relationship between apes and chimpanzees

the formation of the first languages that were developed

the cause of the Plague during the Middle Ages

the location of an earthquake’s epicenter

Which of these would be considered a primary source?

a presidential candidate’s tax records

a biography of a general

a textbook passage about a queen’s reign

a web article about a World War I soldier

Which would be considered a secondary source about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?

a diary entry by a witness to the assassination

an interview with a member of the audience at Ford’s Theater where Lincoln was shot

an interview with Booth’s understudy, who was not at Ford’s Theater the night of the assassination

a newspaper article written by a reporter who was in the audience at Ford’s Theatre

What method of dating bone would yield the most accurate results?

dendrochronology

radiocarbon

depth of the earth where the artifact was found

age of the society that used the artifact

Which would likely be the least biased account of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech following the attack

a Japanese news article published on December 8, 1941

a world history textbook’s account published in 2014

a radio announcer’s account from Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack

Which of these dating methods is capable of giving the most accurate age of an artifact?

DNA

tree rings

radiocarbon

dendrochronology

This map shows the epicenter of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Hinche

Saint-Marc ✓ Correct

Les Cayes

Gonaïves

This world map shows elevation and scale in miles and kilometers.In miles, what is the approximate distance between the southern tip of South America and the southern tip of Africa?

4,600 miles

7,000 miles

8,900 miles

12,000 miles

Which of the statements about archaeologists is true?

Archaeologists excavate artifacts but leave it to historians to analyze them.

Archaeologists are helpful to anthropologists but not to historians.

Archaeologists study the remains of ancient humans as well as artifacts. ✓ Correct

Archaeologists study only artifacts, not human history.

Who would study Stonehenge for clues about the society that built it?

physicists

geographers

anthropologists

geologists

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