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Making A Living

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form of food production in which fields are in permanent cultivation using plows, animals, & techniques of soil & water control   agriculture  
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yield per person per hour of labor invested   efficiency  
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food-getting strategy that does not involve food production/domestication of animals & that involves no conscious effort to alter environment   foraging (hunting and gathering)  
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integration of resources, labor, & capital into a global network   globalization  
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production of plants using a simple, non-mechanized technology; fields are not used continuously   horticulture  
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replacement of human & animal energy by machines in the process of production of food & other goods   industrialism  
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production technology that adapts mechanized manufacturing processes in production, processing, & distribution of food   industrialized agriculture  
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form of pastoralism in which the whole social group (men, women, children) & their animals move in search of pasture   nomadic pastoralism  
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food-getting strategy that depends on care of domesticated herd animals   pastoralism  
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society that reckons descent through male line   patrilineal  
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rural cultivators who produce for subsistence of their households but are also integrated into larger, complex state societies   peasants  
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number of people inhabiting a given area of land   population density  
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yield per person per unit of land   productivity  
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tropical woodland characterized by high rainfall & dense canopy of broad-leaved evergreen trees   rain forest  
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settled, living in one place   sedentary  
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way a society transforms environmental resources into food   subsistence strategy  
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form of cultivation in which a field is cleared by felling the trees & burning the brush   swidden cultivation  
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swidden is __ of horticulture   typical  
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swidden cultivation is also called   slash and burn  
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form of pastoralism in which herd animals are moved regularly throughout the year to different areas as pasture becomes available   transhumant pastoralism  
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seek to understand effects of: physical environment on human cultures & vice-versa; interrelationships among cultures within environment; & humans changing subsistence strategies in response to challenges/threats to livelihood   ecological anthropologist  
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the natural environment is also a cultural __   construction  
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__ is related to type of technology used to exploit any particular environment   productivity  
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in aboriginal America the __ __ supported a relatively small population which survived mainly on hunting bison   Great Plains  
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has enabled humans to transform a wide range of materials into sources of usable energy   technological advances  
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human technologies & __ __ have led to great increases in population density   cultural adaptations  
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due to increases in population density, human tech. & cultural adaptations, have greatly intensified __ __ on the environment   human effects  
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up until 10,000 yr ago all humans lived by   fishing, hunting, & collecting vege food  
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foraging sets limits on population __ & __, as well as on __ of social organization in these societies   growth; density; complexity  
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11-10,000 yr ago human groups in the __ __ began domestication of plants & animals   Old World  
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domestication of plants & animals took place in the __ __ about 10-9,000 years ago   New World  
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domestication of plants/animals allowed support of increased populations, causing sedentary village life to become __   widespread  
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domestication of plants/animals provided more intensive means of __ & __ __   cultivation; animal management  
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more intensive means of cultivation & animal management lead to closer coordination/control of __ __   human labor  
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closer coordination/control of human labor lead to complex social forms, such as   the state  
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within general outline of growing control over environment & increased human population, specific __ & __ conditions explain sequence of events in any particular place   environmental; historical  
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populations such as aboriginal people of __ or the __ never made transition from foraging to food production   Australia; Inuit  
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climate & soil composition, in the __, precluded agriculture   Arctic  
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in fertile valleys of __ aboriginal foraging so productive there was little pressure to make transition to food production   California  
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intro of horses by Spaniards in 16th century led to __ giving up traditional cultivation strategy due to doing so well w/bison hunting   Cheyenne  
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resist abandoning foraging & pastoral way of life because they prefer economic, social, & psychological satisfaction of this lifestyle   current foraging/pastoral populations  
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in current foraging/pastoral populations hunting & pastoralism are highly __ __   valued occupations  
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current foraging/pastoral populations hunting & pastoralism are intimately connected to a people's __ __   cultural identity  
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hunting & pastoralism are in some circumstances more __ than agriculture   productive  
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use of chemical __ & __ in industrialized agriculture of food production has greatly increased productivity   pesticides; fertilizers  
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in typical __ __ more than 80% of population directly involved in food production   non-industrialized society  
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today only 1% of the __ population claims farming as primary occupation & only 2% lives on farms   US  
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know names of 100s species of plants/trees; place of each species in web of forest life; importance of vegetal diversity providing animals w/specialized preferred foods; manage resources in diverse, complex, & sophisticated ways   Amazonians of rain forests  
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carefully manage soil, protect ground cover, control humidity, & manage pests in gardens - based on deep understanding of soil, properties of fire, relations of seasons to plant growth, & impact of food-getting activities on environment   Kayapo of Xingu River basin S. America  
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knowledge of medicinal properties of roots, leaves, bulbs & bark of over 30 plants - used by people of S. Africa cure problems headaches, stomachaches, sores/colds, toothache, & intestinal parasites   pastoral Dikale  
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consumer desires & energy needs of industrialized & industrializing nations are the central courses of __ __ today   environmental degradation  
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when the European culture introduced cattle/sheep to Peru they consumed crops of indigenous peoples, __ __ had depended on these crops   Inca Empire  
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European fashions for furs almost destroyed __ __ of fur-bearing animals such as beaver   N. America  
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European consumer demands for __ __ are leading to devastating logging in tropical rainforests   tropical hardwoods  
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European demand for sugar/tobacco resulted in huge areas of __ agriculture, transforming physical environment of Americas   monocrop  
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European demand for sugar/tobacco introduced __ __ to Americas, changing the social environment   African slavery  
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in __ __ of US dam building affected salmon ability to spawn   Pacific Northwest  
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salmon are an important food & also an object of religious awe for the __ __ of the Pacific NW in US   Native Americans  
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resulting from oil consumption & carbon emissions, having harmful effects on many traditional subsistence strategies & potentially catastrophic effects of environment   global warming  
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anthropological approach to each's use & impact on environment   typology of subsistence strategies  
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basic typology of subsistence strategies is broken down into   foraging, pastoralism, horticulture, agriculture, & industrialism  
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each subsistence strategy is a(n) __ __   ideal type  
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most societies, in particular occurring in last 500 years, practice __ of subsistence strategies   combination  
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dairy & meat products are major part of the   pastoralists' diet  
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agriculture is also known as   intensive cultivation  
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agriculture uses more complex techniques of water/soil control so land is permanently __ & needs no __ period   cultivated; fallow  
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each subsistence strategy __ characteristic level of population density   supports  
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population density supported by a subsistence strategy is the number of persons per __ __ of land   square unit  
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efficiency & productivity tend to be associated with characteristic forms of __ organization & certain __ patterns   social; cultural  
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where local tech. allows only limited exploitation of environment & safe/reliable contraception are unknown may be limited by __ __ that function to space births   cultural practices  
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sexual abstinence, abortion, infanticide, late weaning, & prohibitions on sexual intercourse while child is breast-feeding are ways that cultural practices   space births  
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in addition to limiting population, a society can extend its __ __ by trading   resource base  
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occurs in all types of societies; forms basis of historical/contemporary global economy, inc. all peoples all over world engaging in variety of food production & manufacturing   trade  
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complex hereditary exchange relationship w/Lese; meat, mushrooms, honey, building materials, medicine & agricultural labor for manioc, plantains, peanuts, & rice that is 50% of their diet   Mbuti foragers of Ituri rain forest C. America  
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provided Mbuti w/metal for knives/arrowheads, cotton cloth & aluminum pots   Lese  
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foraging is __ __ includes hunting lrg/sm game, fishing, & collecting various plant foods   diverse strategy  
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use simple tools including digging sticks, spatulas, spears, & bow/arrow; generally live in communities of 20-50 individuals   foragers  
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Arctic foragers depend almost solely on   hunting  
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studies show that women can identify more than 150 species of edible plants & men recognize for than 40 species of edible plants   Ju/'hoansi foragers  
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few of the marginal areas of current-day foragers can support a __ human population   year-round  
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foraging almost always involves __ __ to gain access to food/water   seasonal movement  
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foraging bands tend to have highly __ __ arrangements   flexible social  
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seasonal movement is a strong disincentive for foraging communities to __ material goods   accumulate  
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material possessions of foraging peoples tend to be limited to items   essential to survival  
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people of Great Sandy Desert, Australia; wide range of vegetal foods provided most of diet; can recognize 126 plants serving 138 social, economic, & medicinal functions   Pintupi  
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unreliability of __ __ posed fundamental change to Pintupi   water supplies  
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Pintupi use more than 75 different plants for   edible seeds  
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Pintupi's main constraint on population growth is __ __ __ during the hottest & driest months   scarcity of water  
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Pintupi have population density as low as one person per   150-200 sq miles  
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most important influence on distance travel, places camp, length of time in one place for Pintupi   availability of food & water  
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wet season for Pintupi; water available, but food scarce & families spread across desert   Dec. - Feb. bring greatest material prosperity for Pintupi; edible fruits collected from 12 different plants & stored  
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Pintupi people live around water holes until   August  
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Pintupi __ __ on plains to attract game & stimulate growth of new grass seeds & tubers for following year   set fires  
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harshest time of year for Pintupi, called "hungry time"   November  
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for Pintupi, if rain does not come by __ foraging ceases almost entirely; average daily intake may be reduce to 800 calories   December  
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beginning in 1920s __ __ tribes began moving to mission/cattle stations, government settlements, & towns around desert fringe due to drought   Australian foraging  
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last Pintupi left the Western Desert in   1996  
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estimated that adult Dobe Ju/'hoansi of Kalahari spends average of only 2-1/2 (6) hour days/wk in subsistence activities; women can gather enough in 1 day to feed family for 3 days   Richard Lee  
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most foragers have moved to permanent settlements, by __ or __ pressure in current times   choice; government  
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contemporary foraging bands rely on the __ for much of their food   market  
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found in E Africa (cattle), N Africa (camels), SW Asia (sheep/goats), C. Asia (yak), & sub-Arctic (caribou/reindeer)   major areas of pastoralism  
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w/exception of __ & __ in Peru, herds animals found in Americas were not easily domesticated   llama; alpaca  
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pastoralism can be either __ or __   transhumant; nomadic  
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transhumant pastoralism is found mainly in   E Africa  
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pastoralism is a __ subsistence strategy   mixed  
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__ pastoralist societies tend to based on patrilineal kinship   nomadic  
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in SW Asia nomadic pastoralist characteristic political organization is __ __ w/powerful leaders allied in regional political networks   supratribal confederations  
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SW Asia nomadic pastoralists' were subordinated to various empires on __ & __ plateaus in the past   Iranian; Anatolian  
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SW Asia nomadic pastoralist, for past 200 yrs, have had to adapt policies set by distant governments of __ __, losing mush of their political/military autonomy   centralized nation-states  
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mixed pastoralist adaptation; SE corner of Iran-Baluchistan; occupies plateau 5000 ft above sea level   Yarahmadzai  
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Yarahmadzai live in small camps of   5-25 families  
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when info about good pasture becomes available the __ Yarahmadzai camp migrates   entire  
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Yarahmadzai camps migrate anywhere from 5-25 miles in each move, due to __ __ quickly being exhausted   good pasturage  
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Yarahmadzai migrate to areas served by government __ __ to earn money by harvesting grain, due to hot/dry seasons   irrigation projects  
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staple food of Yarahmadzai; main source of protein, fat, calcium, & other nutrients   milk  
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many pastoralists today depend less on consuming __ __ of their herds   direct products  
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many pastoralists today depend more on __ of animals & animal products for cash   sale  
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many nomadic pastoralists are becoming __; pastoral __ in a cash economy   ranchers; specialists  
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highly integrated into national & international trade networks; specialize in selling meat animals to local markets, lambskins to international buyers, & sheep intestines to meet German demand for natural sausage casings   nomads in Afghanistan & Iran  
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critics of __ __ claim pastoralist's desires to increase size of herds leads to collective overgrazing & destruction of grasslands   nomadic pastoralism  
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it is government policies of agriculture than directly/indirectly exacerbate environmental __   degradation  
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horticulturalist cultivated fields are not use year after year, but remain __ for some time after being cultivated   fallow  
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horticulture produces a lower __ per acre & uses less human __ than agriculture   yield; labor  
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horticulturalists grow enough food to support   local group  
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horticulturalists do not produce surplus that involve groups in larger __ __ with nonagricultural populations   market system  
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horticulturalists populations density does not exceed 150 people per sq mile & village may be   100-1000 people  
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cultivate maize, beans, & squash in dry lands of NE Arizona   Hopi Indians  
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horticulture is __ in tropical rain forest adaptations of SE Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, some Pacific Islands & Amazon Basin in S America   typical  
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horticulturalists in rain forest adaptions practice   swidden  
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in practice of swidden burned vegetation is allowed to remain on soil, preventing   drying out from the sun  
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in practice of swidden bed of ash acts as a __, returning nutrients to soil   fertilizer  
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swidden cultivator's fields are used 1-5 years then allowed to fallow for period   up to 20 years  
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swidden cultivators require 5-6 times as much __ __ as they are actually cultivating   fallow land  
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swidden cultivation can have __ __ on environment is fields are cultivated before lain fallow for long enough to recover forest growth   deteriorating effect  
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because of possibility of __ __ __ swidden cultivation is considered both inefficient & destructive by governments   irreversible ecological deterioration  
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__ & giant __ mainly responsible for deterioration & disappearance of tropical forests, not swidden cultivation   logging; agribusiness  
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domestic pigs are important source of protein for these horticulturists to provide necessary proteins for human health   Papua New Guinea  
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keep goats, chickens, sheep & cows in this horticulturist society to provide necessary proteins for human health   Kofyar of Nigeria  
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this horticulturist society hunt monkeys & other rain forest animals to provide necessary proteins for human health   Yanomamo of Amazon  
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because of __ __ of swidden cultivation, horticulturists have diverse cultures   diverse environments  
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turning the soil w/use of plows, by agriculture, bring   nutrients to surface  
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agriculture requires some form of terracing in order to prevent crops & good soil from being washed away   hilly areas  
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uses techniques of natural fertilization, selective breeding of livestock & crops, & crop rotation, all of which increase productivity   preindustrial agriculture  
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agriculture can support populations increases by more __ __ of the same piece of land   intensive use  
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makes up only 9% of land area; supports 2/3+ of population through intensive wet rice cultivation using elaborate irrigation terraces   island of Java, Indonesia  
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__ population density is well over 200 people/sq mile   Javanese  
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maximum population density of __ __ in Indonesia, is about 145 persons/sq mile   swidden areas  
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growing rice in an __ __ requires about 233 person days of labor/year for each hectare   irrigated paddy  
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about 2.5 acres   hectare  
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agriculture requires more __ __ than horticulture   capital investment  
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agriculturalists are more __ to environment than horticulturists   vulnerable  
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for agriculturalists, who depend on 1-2 crops, one crop __ or __ that strikes draft animals may pose an economic disaster   failure; disease  
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agriculture is __ __ w/sedentary villages, rise of cities/state, occupational diversity, social stratification, & other complex forms of social organization   generally associated  
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some states in Africa were __ on horticulture   built  
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are enmeshed within larger complex societies, instead of those who only grow for subsistence of household   farmers (agriculturalists)  
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part of a farmers __ __ is used to support non-food-producing occupational specialists   food production  
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non-food-producing occupational specialists supported by agriculturalists   religious or ruling elites  
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Egyptian village exhibiting many of general characteristics of peasant villages   Musha  
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Musha characteristics include importance of household in __   production  
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Musha characteristics include use of __ __ supply outside household   supplementary labor  
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Musha characteristics include need of many farmers depending on __ __ to supplement their income   part-time work  
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Musha characteristics include __ __ from cultivator by state in form of rent, taxes, & free labor   surplus extracted  
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Egypt has long & well-documented history of __ __ in agriculture   state intervention  
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intervention of the state in Musha is typical of __ __ in general   peasant societies  
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multiple strategies for making living in Musha highlight ways both physical & social environments provide __ but also constrain human __ & __ culture/society   opportunities; choices; shape  
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in industrialism focus of __ moves away from food to production of other goods & services   production  
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in industrialism __ in machinery & technologies of communication & info are increasingly important   investment  
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although food production is very large in __ __, only small % of population directly involved in food production   industrial society  
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2005 US fewer than 1 million people, <0.5% of population, had farming as   primary occupation  
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industrialism has led to a shift from subsistence strategies to __ __   wage labor  
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almost all transactions are mediated by money   industrial economies  
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industrial economies are based on principles that __ must constantly expand & __ standards of living must always rise   consumption; material  
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production systems that put limits on production & consumption, thus making lighter demands on environments   foraging, pastoralism, horticulture, & agriculture  
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contemporary __ & __ societies are characterized by well-coordinated specialized labor forces producing goods/services & smaller elite & managerial classes overseeing day-to-day operations & control of produced/distribution   industrial; postindustrial  
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important economic/social strata; increasing mobility, skill & education required for success   government bureaucracies  
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__ & __ are critical social issues in industrial societies because they require continued expansion generating higher levels of inequality   wealth; poverty  
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__ __ of opportunity, economic failure, illness & misfortune limit __ __ of vast numbers in industrialized societies   unequal distribution; life chances  
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characterize relations among as well as within nations   inequalities  
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creation of complex global systems of exchange between those who supply raw materials & those who use for manufacturing, as well as between __ & __, results in disparities of wealth within & among nations around world   manufactures; consumers  
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characterized by connectedness & change of a magnitude greater than anything seen before   contemporary world  
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particularly sensitive to complex linkages between local, regional, national & global contexts that structure modern world   anthropology  
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today can play important role in shaping government/global economic policies taking into account environmental implications of making a living on all who participate in global markets   anthropologists  
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all foragers exploit __ of their __   diversity; environments  
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foragers whose traditional hunting strategy includes almost no collecting of plant food; 6000 yrs have hunted bow-head whales, walrus, caribou, & seal   Inuit of Arctic Circle  
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Inuit food quest does follow __ __ of their climate   seasonal variation  
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Inuit __ __ emphasize cooperation & mutual aid   cultural values  
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Inuit __ __ provide effective outlets for isolation & tension of long dark winters   religious rituals  
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Inuit __ __ organization allows local populations to expand/contract in response to seasonal variation in resources   flexible kinship  
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20th-21st centuries has changed Inuit subsistence strategies, they now base livelihoods on combination of __ __ from variety of sources while maintaining traditional foraging   cash income  
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20th century Western demand for furs replaced Inuit subsistence __ with commercial __   hunting; trapping  
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subsistence hunting & commercial trapping provided Inuit with __ & __   guns; cash  
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handicrafts, tourism, various government subsidies, & for Alaska Inuit payment from Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act   nontraditional sources of Inuit income today  
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subsistence hunting & __ __ of wildfoods, such as moose, caribou, whales, ducks, fish etc. continue to provide __ or more of Inuit diet   traditional uses; half  
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traditional foraging of Inuit, makes use of __ __ such as snowmobiles, gasoline, fishing nets & sleeping bags   modern technologies  
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many Inuit households have modern conveniences, requiring household members to work __ or __ in cash economy   full-time; seasonally  
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70-yr-old Inuit from Yukon, Canada; 40 yrs ago in summer enough icebergs to land your boat & climb on them, now they are tiny   Danny Gordon  
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Inuit must __ to change of global warming   adapt  
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icebergs/permafrost melting at accelerated rate, due to global warming; difficult for __ __ hunters to maintain cultures & traditional ways of making living   Inuit marine  
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shrinking ice make harder for __ __ to fatten up on seals & becoming __   polar bears; emaciated  
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in open seas have seen walruses try to climb on their white boats mistaking them from ice floes   Alaskan whale hunters  
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one of many foraging groups in NE Alaska & NW Canada affected by global warming; 8,000 live in small villages spread across sub-Arctic tundra; Mathew Gilbert   Gwich'in  
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main source of Gwich'in subsistence are __ __, which sizes decreased & less healthy due to global warming   caribou herds  
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__ __ is another threat facing Gwich'in of Arctic   oil exploration  
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one of many "cattle cultures" of E Africa; live in semiarid grasslands of Southern Kenya & NE Tanzania   Maasai  
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semiarid grasslands of Southern Kenya & NE Tanzania are characterized by many different __   microenvironments  
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archaeological anthropologist reviving ancient system of agriculture w/potatoes as central crop, in high plateau region of Andes Mt. Bolivia   Alan Kolata  
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Alan Kolata is working with __ & local farmers   agronomists  
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Alan Kolata's site is located on shore of Lk Titicaca, site of ancient city from 1500 BCE called   Tiwanaku  
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has highest elevation of any commercially navigable lake in the world, & is slightly salty   Lk Titicaca  
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in order to adapt to opportunities & drawback of region, Tiwanaku farmers constructed system of __ agriculture   raised-bed  
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series of platforms; beginning layer of cobblestone; layer of clay; layer of sand/gravel; layer of fertile soil   raised-bed agriculture system  
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the layer of clay in raised-bed agriculture system prevented __ __ from lake from seeping into topsoil   salty water  
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the layer of sand/gravel, raised-bed agriculture system, promoted   drainage  
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the canals surrounding platforms of raised-bed agriculture system, trapped __ __ from intense Andean sunlight   radiant energy  
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the canals surrounding platforms of raised-bed agriculture system provided __ blanket of warm water to protect from evening frosts   insulating  
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the canals surrounding platforms of raised-bed agriculture system also became environment for plants, insects, & other organisms that   enriched the soil  
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after __ __ in 16th century the raised-bed agriculture system fell into disuse with farmers adopting colonizing methods   Spanish conquest  
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good but disturbing example of industrialism   American beef industry  
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for Americans meat is symbolic of   manliness  
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considered iconic American meal   meat & potatoes  
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