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Trends in human evolution · Part 3 of 3
3 exam-style questions with model answers, plus 4 quick multi-choice questions — every question on this part of the standard, grouped by the 1 page of notes they come from.
Write a full answer before you reveal the model one. That comparison is where the learning happens.
Describe the patterns of hominin dispersal, and describe three cultural developments that made dispersal into cold regions possible.
Explain why hominin dispersal depended on cultural rather than biological change, and explain why climate was central to both enabling and driving it.
Evidence that Homo sapiens interbred with other hominin species has changed how dispersal is understood. Discuss what this evidence shows, and evaluate what it implies for the species concept and for how human evolution should be described.