Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Making a Living
CHP 6
15
Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
03/13/2013

Additional Anthropology Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
what are the major subsistence strategies?
Definition
Foraging, pastoralism horticulture, agriculture, industrilism
Term
what do non industrial societies rely on?
Definition
knowledge of environment and simple technology
Term
what is subsistence strategies?
Definition
ways in which you societies transform resources of environment into food, shelter, and clothing.
Term
what is the criteria for subsistence strategies?
Definition
population density
productivity
efficiency
Term
what is foraging?
Definition
hunting for food, eating what is around you,
Term
characteristics of foraging?
Definition
relies on food naturally available in the environment.
limits population growth and complexity
Term
characteristics of pastorism?
Definition
the caring for animals which produce meat and milk.
involves a complex interaction with people, animals, and land.
used for trading/cultivation
Term
what is transnhuman pastorism?
Definition
when men moved there animals around
Term
Nomadic Pastorism:
Definition
entire populations moves with there animals
Term
what are the three types of pastorism?
Definition
pastorismcaring for domestic animals which produce meat and milk
nomadic everyone moves
transhuman only men move
Term
what is horticulture?
Definition
production of plants using simple tools
Term
what is a swidden?
Definition
slash and burn, form of cultivation
Term
what is agriculture?
Definition
using mechanized technology to produce plants, intense cultivation
Term
Peasants
Definition
cultivators who produce for their households who are integrated in complex socities
Term
how did the transition to industrial economy affect society?
Definition
population growth
expanded consumption of resources
international expansion
occupations (jobs)
Supporting users have an ad free experience!