Key Vocab
A marriage system in which a woman has more than one husband.
What is polyandry?
Found in Brazil, Indonesia, etc.
Hot/humid temperatures with heavy rainfall.
What is a tropical rainforest biome?
The gathering of WILD, edible plants.
What is foraging?
Name one physical adaptation used by desert plants to combat drought.
What is...
Dry season dormancy, wax/trichomes on leaves, compressed life cycles, dropping of leaves in dry seasons?
We are known for the practice of reindeer herding in Sweden.
Who are the Sami?
A garden in which maize is grown alongside squash and beans.
What is a milpa?
Found in Egypt, Australia, Saudi Arabia, etc.
Dry conditions with little rainfall.
What is an arid biome?
Small-scale crop production (ex. family gardens)
What is horticulture?
Name one physiological adaptation of people used to combat extreme heat/drought in desert biomes.
What is...
Slower pulse rate, increased sweating, tallness (maximizes surface area), leanness (less insulation)?
We are known for Wana hunting (the use of a stick to force small animals from holes) in Australia.
Who are the Martu?
The right of the firstborn child to their parent's land and/or estate.
What is primogeniture?
Found in Greenland and Antarctica.
Very low temperatures with little rainfall, land covered in sheets of ice.
What is a polar desert?
The raising of domesticated animals for food and other resources (furs, milk, etc.)
What is pastoralism?
The "Law of the Tundra" states that...
Hunters must not overuse resources out of fear of punishment by the spirits of ancestors.
We are known for using discard distribution techniques (dispersing the inedible part of the plant) for new yam growth in Cameroon.
Who are the Baka?
The accumulation of knowledge of the land by the people who inhabit it (typically over multiple generations).
What is Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)?
Found in Russia, Sweden, parts of Canada, etc.
Cold winters with mild summers, made up of primarily coniferous forests.
What is a taiga?
The capture and killing of wild animals for their food or resources.
What is hunting?
Snowmobile tracks threaten the survival of reindeer in Sweden. This is because...
Snowmobile tracks make it difficult for reindeer to dig for their food (lichen). They also disrupt known paths of migration, making it more likely for herders to lose their animals.
We are known for the "tulak sumur" and "kerta masa" water management techniques, used to keep our rice farming at an optimal level. Located in Indonesia.
Who are the Balinese?
The study of the relationship between societal structures/power and access to resources.
What is political ecology?
Found in India, Peru, parts of Mexico, etc.
Regions of high elevation with steep slopes and little tree growth.
What are the highlands?
The combination of growing crops and livestock.
What is agropastoralism?
Name one reason that controlled burning is good for an ecosystem.
Promotes biodiversity, reduces amount of dead plants (fuel for larger, uncontrolled fires), recycles nutrients back into the soil, controls spread of invasive species.
We are known for using rainforest seeds as a source of carbohydrates (Northeast coast of Australia)
Who are the Kuku-Yalanji?