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Environment, Peoples, and Cultures

Environment, Peoples, and Cultures. Geography Mr. Biddle. Movement. Like we have discussed before people move around for various reasons. (Pull and Push Factors) The main reason for the movement is for Survival. Movement.

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Environment, Peoples, and Cultures

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  1. Environment, Peoples, and Cultures Geography Mr. Biddle

  2. Movement • Like we have discussed before people move around for various reasons. (Pull and Push Factors) • The main reason for the movement is for Survival

  3. Movement • There are two types of people in the world: (That includes modern day and in history) • Nomads • Sedentary

  4. Nomadic Peoples (Nomads) • Nomadic people move from place to place rather than settling down in one location • Many cultures have been traditionally nomadic, but traditional nomadic behavior is increasingly rare in industrialized countries

  5. Nomadic Peoples (Nomads) • Nomadic groups are typically small, because they can’t sustain large populations • Nomadic groups must focus on the bare necessities to survive. They do not have time for very much leisure activities

  6. Nomadic Peoples (Nomads) • Most Nomads live in an egalitarian society (men and women are treated equal) and are very religious, because they depend on nature for their survival • There are three kinds of nomads: Hunter-gathers, Pastoralists, Peripatetics

  7. Nomadic Peoples (Nomads) • Hunter-gatherers- have by far the longest-lived subsistence method in human history, (exsisted the longest) They follow seasonally available wild plants and game. They move around from place to place for food

  8. Nomadic Peoples (Nomads) • Pastoralists- raise herds and move with them so as not to deplete pasture beyond recovery in any one area. They use that herd and live off of the animals

  9. Nomadic Peoples (Nomads) • Peripatetic nomads- are more common in industrialized nations traveling from place to place offering trades wherever they go (Gypsies, Merchants)

  10. Sedentary Peoples • The term sedentary in biology and anthropology applies to species and peoples that are not migratory but rather remain at a single location permanently fixed or otherwise

  11. Sedentary Peoples • Sedentary Groups began to show up around the same time that agriculture was introduced to the world • Groups are able to stay in one place, because they can grow enough food to sustain living

  12. Sedentary Peoples • Sedentary groups are typically larger than nomadic ones, because they can control how much food is produced • Sedentary groups have more time for leisure, because their bare necessities are easily met

  13. Environments, Peoples, and Cultures • Culture- the way of life of a group of people with common traditions, interests, and beliefs • A peoples way of life

  14. Environments, Peoples, and Cultures • A Societies culture includes: • The way in which peoples meet their needs • Their history • Government • Language • Religion • Art • Literature • Music

  15. Agriculture • About 10,000 years ago agriculture was introduced into the world • Eventually people began to stop moving around and began to farm the same land one year to the next

  16. Agriculture • Farmers eventually started growing surplus goods for other people (advances in technology), which led to specialization of different jobs • Then they trade there goods or services for the food or grain. This exchanged was easier when people gathered in one spot, so villages, cities, and towns began to develop. This began to develop trade routes

  17. Agriculture • There are two types of agriculture: • Traditional • Commercial

  18. Traditional (Subsistence Farming) • Farming that depends heavily on human labor, animal power, and basic farm tools where the individual usually grows just enough food for themselves

  19. Traditional (Subsistence Farming) • If the farmer has a good year they may have some to sell or trade, but typically they just grow food to eat and not to sell • Most farmers in the World are traditional farmers

  20. Commercial • A type of farming where food crops and animals are produced mainly for sale • Commercial farmers can farm large areas of land using little human labor, by using modern fertilizers, pesticides-chemicals, and machinary (Technology)

  21. Commercial • These new technologies along with agriculture have made the US and the world a very interdependent society • We rely heavily on others to make our food and transport it to certain locations

  22. Environmental Challenges • The environment is a source of many challenges to the world’s peoples • Some environmental problems occur naturally, and others occur as a direct result of peoples actions

  23. Environmental Challenges • Environmental problems that happen that people can not control is called an environmental hazard • Ex- Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Tsunamis, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes

  24. Environmental Challenges • A serious environmental problem today is pollution, unclean or impure elements in the environment • Effects the air, water, and land

  25. Environmental Challenges • Most pollution is caused by burning fossil fuels, which gives of poisonous gases • Homes, Industries, and Motor Vehicles burn most of the fuel causing pollution • Buring garbage is also a cause of pollution

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