What Kind of Anthropologists Explore Ancient Rift Valleys and Deep

question 49

Multiple Choice

What kind of anthropologists explore ancient rift valleys and deep caves looking for ancient landforms with fossils of human ancestors to understand human evolution?

• A) prehistoric archaeologists
• B) evolutionary biologists
• C) paleoanthropologists
• D) Darwinian anthropologists
• E) paleoprimatologists

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Definitions:

Viscous Lava Flows

Slow-moving lava flows with a high silica content that are thick and sticky.

Pyroclastic Eruptions

Explosive volcanic eruptions that eject fragmented material, including ash, lava fragments, and volcanic bombs.

Volcanic Mudflows

Rapid flows of volcanic material, consisting of a mixture of water and rock fragments, that move down the slopes of a volcano.

Mantle Plume

A column of very hot rock rising up from deep within the Earth's mantle, believed to cause volcanic hotspots and other tectonic features.