Human Evolution

[caqiu]

Hey guys,
Just wondering with human evolution do we need to know specific dates of when Homo sapiens migrated out of Africa and stuff like that.
Also, are these the only hominids we need to learn?
Australopithecus Afarensis
Paranthropus Robustus
Homo floresiensis
Homo denisovans
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo heidelbergensis
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo sapiens
thank you!

[Rom_Dog]

From the VCAA study deisgn:

Human change over time

•    shared characteristics that define primates, hominoids and hominins

•    major trends in hominin evolution from the genus Australopithecus to the genus Homo including structural,
functional and cognitive changes and the consequences for cultural evolution

•    the human fossil record as an example of a classification scheme that is open to interpretations that are
contested, refined or replaced when new evidence challenges them or when a new model has greater
explanatory power, including whether Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis interbred and the placement
of the Denisovans into the Homo evolutionary tree.

From my experience, knowing specific dates is not required however it it good to know the relative time periods in which certain hominins lived
e.g. Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis cohabited certain parts of the world and their immediate common ancestor was Homo erectus

For the end of year exam there always tends to be a question regarding specific structural features of the Australopithecus and Homo genus
e.g. Changes in teeth, brow ridges, carrying angle, forehead slope, pelvis structure

Also pretty good to know some examples of cultural evolution

Many schools require you to know dates and features of less common hominins however you won't need to know about these for the exam! Questions on hominins not mentioned in the study design will not require specific knowledge but would rather be application style questions
e.g. Looking at this hominoid's skeletal structure, was it likely to be bipedal?

Hope this helps! 

[caqiu]

From the VCAA study deisgn:

From my experience, knowing specific dates is not required however it it good to know the relative time periods in which certain hominins lived
e.g. Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis cohabited certain parts of the world and their immediate common ancestor was Homo erectus

For the end of year exam there always tends to be a question regarding specific structural features of the Australopithecus and Homo genus
e.g. Changes in teeth, brow ridges, carrying angle, forehead slope, pelvis structure

Also pretty good to know some examples of cultural evolution

Many schools require you to know dates and features of less common hominins however you won't need to know about these for the exam! Questions on hominins not mentioned in the study design will not require specific knowledge but would rather be application style questions
e.g. Looking at this hominoid's skeletal structure, was it likely to be bipedal?

Hope this helps! 

Thank you so much!!