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Anthropology Exam 1
University of South Carolina
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
09/16/2010

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Ethnocentrism
Definition
To believe your way is the best way. (DAD)
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Cultural Relativism
Definition
All cultures are equally worthy of understanding. Unbiased perspective to learn the most.
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Culture
Definition
Peoples was of living, Constantly changing-*Learned rules of behavior
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Productivity
Definition
Make up new words
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Arbitrariness
Definition
attach a meaning to something
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Allen's Rule
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that slender bodies with long limbs dissipate heat more efficiently, and are selected for in tropical climates: heavy, short-limbed bodies retain heat better, and are selected for in colder climates.
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Bergmann's Rule
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states that because of the respective ratios between mass and surface area, smaller bodies dissipate heat faster, and larger bodies retain heat better; thus more larger animals are found in colder habitats, while smaller animals have been selected for in hotter habitats.
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Genotype
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Refers to the genetic makeup of an organism
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Phenotype
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the expression of the genotype as it has been influenced through development by interacting with its environment; natural selection acts on phenotypes
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Uniformitarianism
Definition
Earth was created with slow moving forces, erosion, volcanism
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Catistrophism
Definition
Earth was created with fast moving forces,
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