Physical Anthropologists Are Interested in Human Variation Today

question 50

Multiple Choice

Physical anthropologists are interested in human variation today:

• A) so that they can explain the fixed characteristics of racial categories.
• B) because it allows us an understanding of how humans adapt to the environment.
• C) as a way of explaining differences in intelligence and personality.
• D) because people are more diverse today than they were in the past.
• E) because they wish to better understand human potential and better ways to apply anthropology.

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Definitions:

Sound-on-film

A technology that synchronizes audio with moving pictures, allowing for sound to be recorded onto the same film strip as the image.

Movietone

Movietone refers to an early sound film system that combined motion pictures with synchronized recorded sound.

Three-strip Technicolor

Three-strip Technicolor is a color film process that uses three strips of film to capture the red, green, and blue color components, introduced in the 1930s to create vivid color movies.

Sound Cinema Technology

The technology enabling the synchronization of motion picture with sound, revolutionizing the film industry in the late 1920s.