GEOG 1220 Lecture 2: Historical Context of Human Environment Interactions
15 Feb 2012
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Environment interactions: the history of the agricultural revolution which begins with evolving early. 200 genera above 50kg went extinct: (ex. mammoths, giant beavers: impact of gathering, minor impact due to small population, low birthrate, short lives, local impact, the history of the agricultural revolution which continues with evolving. Agricultural societies (pastoral nomadism/nomadic herding and shifting cultivation) and the environmental impacts of these societies. Agricultural societies are characterized by the domestication of plants and animals. Domestication: the controlling of the genetics of a plant or animal population by the planned selection of plant seeds and animals" parents. Ex: cow auroch, pig wild boar, chicken asian moufillon: pastoral nomadism, definition. : animal husbandry in which herders move their livestock with the seasonal changes in pasture forage. It is rotational grazing of domesticated herbivores: environmental impacts: Cultural value: ex. the number of cattle reflected your worth. Natural variability of resources in a source-limited environment (and carrying capacity)
