Question 1) Catastrophism is the belief that: a. all life forms were created in

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1) Catastrophism is the belief that:
a. all life forms were created in a single moment in the distant past and have been unchanged since
b. the culture behavior of many aboriginal people has been shaped by reoccurring natural disasters
c. episodic catastrophes caused by human wickedness have caused the extinction or relocation of some life forms although a few ancient species have survived
d. the surface of the earth is unchanged since the moment of creation
e. a and d

2)Anthropology is:
a. the study of similarities and differences in human behavior over time and space
b. comprised of several sub-disciplines including cultural anthropology, archaeology, sociology and geography
c. holistic
d. a and c
e. all of the above

3) The belief called "transformism:"
a. derived from Darwinian evolutionary theory
b. argued that all animal species had a common physical ancestral
c. was heavily opposed by Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin's grandfather
d. was in clear opposition to Darwinian evolutionary theory
e. c and d

Explanation / Answer

1.Catastrophism is the theory about change of the earth, and we can say its the another name of the principle of uniformitarianism. according to this theory earth has been changed by various catastrophic events in c eartain time periods.

so the right option for this question is C

C.  episodic catastrophes caused by human wickedness have caused the extinction or relocation of some life forms although a few ancient species have survived

2. anthropology is the time period gives us the information of the human's all activities in different time periods and the evolution of the human .

so the all given options are clarify the theory or definition of anthropology so the right option for this question is E

E. all of the above

3. transfromation of one species to another according to their changing environment is called transformism:. which is the opposite of modren theories of evolution.

right option for this question is e.

e . c and d

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