The geological epoch during which all human species, beginning with Homo erectus, evolved. | Pleistocene |
Which epoch was warmer on average, the Pliocene or the Pleistocene? | Pliocene |
The number of ice ages that occurred during the Pleistocene. | at least 4 |
When the last ice age ended. | about 10,000 years ago |
What commonly happens to global sea levels during ice ages? Do they go up, down, or stay the same? | go down |
The hemisphere that commonly has the most extensive glaciers during ice ages. (northern or the southern?) | northern |
Another term for an ice age. | glacial |
What commonly happened to the size of mammal bodies during the colder periods of the Pleistocene Epoch? | They got larger in response to colder conditions. More massive bodies produce and retain heat better than do small ones according to Bergmann’s rule. |
What generally happened to the size of human bodies as they evolved in response to the climate changes of the Pleistocene Epoch? | got larger |
What are we most likely living in now, a glacial or an interglacial climate? | interglacial |