ANTH 1003 : Exam II Study Guide
Document Summary
Ways of transforming material resources of the environment into food. How societies use the physical environment to provide for basic material requirements of life. Classification based on technology which determines the productivity of any given environment. Began with foraging, evolved over time in many places to include other strategies: foraging- Rely on food naturally available in the environment. Fishing, hunting, and collecting vegetable food [hunting and gathering] Strategy for 99% of the time humans have been on earth. Includes modern-day examples such as the inuit (arctic), the mbuti (central. African ituri rainforest), aborigines (great australian desert), san/!kung (kalahari desert) Ju/"hoansi-as many moved into settlements, they came to rely on government rations and their access to land for hunting was severely limited. Innuit-live primarily from hunting whales, caribou, seal, polar bears, seal, birds: pastoralism- Involves a complex interaction among animals, land, and people. Caring for domesticated animals, which produce both meat and milk.
