Exercise One:
1. Describe two main differences betweenthe skull features of Homo erectus and the earlier Australopithecine species in the space below.
2. Describe the geographical distribution of Homo erectus, a human species that emerged before Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis.
3. Describe two main differences between the skull features of Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens in the space below.
Exercise Two:
1. Describetwo main differences between the skull features of Homo sapiens andHomo erectus in the space below.
2. Ina brief paragraph (about five sentences), explain the Out-of-Africa theory of human evolution and migration in the space below. Include approximate dates for reaching Europe, Australia, and the Americas.
3. Explain the evolutionary relationship between Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis in the space below.