Quiz 11/28 Flashcards
LIST the 5 major subsistence patterns in human societies.
Foraging, horticulture, pastoralism, intensive agriculture and agribusiness/information moving
What does Ian Morris say are the three components of ‘energy capture’ across all cultures?
Food, fuel, raw materials
Demography is the study of?
quantitative and statistical aspects of a population
Do the San (!Kung San or Ju/’hoansi San) work /more hours per week/the same hours per week or less hours per week to survive than modern postindustrial Americans?
less
Why are fertility rates/population growth rates low among foragers according to Nancy Howell?
high energy rate needed for foraging activities, low body weight
Same question as above, but according to McKenna, Mosko and Richard’s study?
breastfeeding and prolactin
The Tsembaga AND Iroquois AND Yamomamo are ALL examples of which ONE subsistence pattern you listed above?
horticulture
The Northwest Coast Indians and the Cahokian culture in the Mississippi Valley region are both examples of societies at what one level of sociopolitical organization from the above question?
chiefdoms
Which type of society has the largest ‘energy budget (kcalories per day per person used) SEE Fig. 15.6 –which type is the lowest?
post industrial humans; hunter-gatherers
What are the two main demographic features of postindustrial/industrial societies?
low fertility rates and low mortality rates
Which one of the five subsistence type societies often has pronatalist population policies?
agricultural states
