In Conjunction with Cultural Anthropology - Touro Institute

i. horticulture that involves the use of land for short periods followed by periods of
letting the land stand idle for several years
j. technology the tools and techniques by which people obtain food
k. intensive cultivation using simple tools such as hoes, shovels, and animal-drawn
plows
l. regions with warm climates and abundant rainfall, plants, and animal life
m. areas of low annual rainfall and sparse cover with low-growing desert shrubs
n. areas that cover 26 percent of the earth's surface, with grasses of different types
o. level or undulating treeless plains in the arctic and subarctic regions of North
America, Asia, and Scandinavia
p. a form of farming in which the land is prepared by cutting and burning the natural
growth and in which several plots, in various stages of soil depletion, are worked in a
cycle
q. heavily wooded regions dominated by coniferous trees
r. a subsistence technology based on gathering wild plant foods, hunting, and fishing
s. areas with tall varieties of grass that tolerate wetter climates
t. areas that cover stretches of southeastern Europe and Asia, with a short, hardy variety
of grass
u. horticulture is carried out in arid environments with the aid of simple supplemental
watering techniques
v. regions of cold climates near North and South poles
w. cooperative food gathering where fish and small game are meat resources and plants
are easily collected
x. swampy coniferous forests of the northern lands south of the tundras
True/False - Chapter 13: Environment, Adaption, and Subsistence
True
False
1. Throughout most of history mixed forest have been the natural environment
most densely inhabited by human beings.
2. Foraging is the least adequate subsistence technology at meeting human’s
nutritional needs.
3. According to Lomax and Arensberg, foragers emphasize hand skills rather
than tools.
4. Foraging societies tend to be rather competitive and warlike in their attempts
to maintain control over vital resources.
5. The richer the environment of a foraging society is, the greater will be the
diversity of food resources it utilizes.
6. Typically slash-and-burn horticulture requires heavier investments in human
labor than does dry land gardening.
7. Because of their small local populations, warfare tends not to be common in