Exam 7: Subsistence Patterns

Create a chart of four major food-getting strategies.Identify the population size,permanency of settlement,surpluses,trade,labor specialization,and class differences associated with each.

The distinguishing feature of most pastoralist societies is that they:

In what type of environment is pastoralism practiced? How does transhumance pastoralism differ from nomadic pastoralism? Describe the social relations and type of population that can be supported by this strategy.

Foraging societies have among the lowest population densities.

Which statement about foraging societies is true?

Specialization in agriculture may result in all of the following except:

Which two terms are synonymous with shifting cultivation?

Which of the following statements about Inuit social organization is not true?

Which statement about the Maasai is false?

The Ju/'hoansi (!Kung San)inhabit:

Compare and contrast the livelihoods and social organization of the Ju/'hoansi and the Inuit.

Which of the following has the highest degree of labor specialization?

Which of the following is not a major food procurement strategy worldwide?

The Neolithic Revolution brought both positive and negative changes to humans and human societies.Make a list of both positive and negatives consequences and then discuss whether you believe the changes were mainly positive or negative overall.

The Inuit divide their year into two hunting seasons.

Agriculture:

A society's environment:

In today's world,hunters and gatherers are found:

A subsistence strategy may involve various elements.Which of the following lists is most accurate for defining the term,subsistence?

According to your text,environmental consequences related to industrial agricultural often led to: