GGR101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Historical Ecology, Culture Change, Materialism
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Bold = this will be on the test. A research program that looks at the past, present and future relationship between humans and their environment. Emphasis on people and the material conditions of their daily lives. Historical changes as a result of social conflict. Emphasis on biological and cultural adaptation to environments. Culture change in induced by adaptation to the environment . Different rhythms of social structures in history long middle and short term. Emphasis on geography"s impact on long term human activity, and less on the individual. Uses landscape as the unit of research. Characterizes the peculiarly graphic association of facts. People can change their environments the landscape in in constant flux large scale timeframes generalize these changes. Environment impacts culture importance of long term. Prominent school of thought in geo about 8-100 years ago. 3 needed for essay (including primer article + 2 more)
