ANTH330 Final: Course lecture notes Notes from most of the lectures. Clear and concise, very helpful for the final exam!
16 Oct 2011
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Background limited quantities of resources and many possible ways to use them. The rational allocation of scarce means (or resources) to alternative ends. Distribute their products to all members of the society. Develop efficient consumption patterns for their products so as to help maintain their way of life. The study of interrelationships among things in a given environment. All those objects and forces external to the organism with which it interacts, or by which it is affected. A large geographical region with similar climatic, edaphic, and vegetational characteristics. An association of living organisms and inorganic substances that interact to exchange matter. Its characteristic pattern of exploitation within its habitat. The biomass a particular ecosystem can sustain indefinitely. Consist of a number of families living together and cooperating in economic activities. People come and go often from the group. No individual job specialization - all adult males do the same thing.
