THE HUMAN FAMILY TREE



The Human Family Tree Name: ___________________

National Geographic (2009) Date: ____________ Per: ____

Directions: While watching the video, answer the following questions. For extra credit, list the specific groups of people mentioned in the video.

1. What is used to trace men’s genetics? Why can this be used?

2. What is used to trace woman’s genetics? Why can this be used?

3. Where can everyone’s roots be traces back to?

4. What is a marker?

5. How do scientists know that humans originated in Africa?

6. What is believed to have caused people to first move out of Africa? Where did they go?

7. What was the main factor driving the migration of people?

8. What do the people in the Philippines tell us about the fragility of genetics?

9. How does climate relate to physical characteristics? What is another factor?

10. How many languages are there? What did the first language sound like?

11. Why don’t people in central Asia appear to have a clear race/nationality?

12. What caused skin to lighten up?

13. Genetically speaking ____________ does not exist!

14. How can a Greek man and an African American man have similar Y chromosomes?

15. What species did humans have to contend with as they moved to Europe?

16. What do scientists think caused the extinction of Neanderthals in Europe?

17. When did people first come to the Americas? What process did they take to get here?

18. What fossil did scientists find in Paisley Cave? What does it tell scientists?

19. Why did they call Monteverdi, Chile the finish line for humans?

20. How were the groups separated when the people were getting their genetic results?

21. How did getting their genetic results change some people’s opinions on their race?

22. How can Africa be more diverse than Queens?

23. What does this project/research tell us about race?

24. Would you want to get your genetics tested if you could? Why or why not?

25. Do you think knowing you genetic heritage would change how you think about yourself? Explain.

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