This learning pathway examines the ways that humans have shaped the Earth during the past. The video below uses the concept of ‘cultural ecology’ to understand humanity’s interactions with its environment. The five cultural ecological periods considered are:
- Hunter Gathering and Early Agriculture
- The Atlantic Industrial Era, and
These periods of ‘cultural ecology’ were suggested by Thompson (1989) and used by Simmons (1993).
Humans as a Force of Nature
This learning pathway examines the ways that humans have shaped the Earth during the past. The video below uses the concept of ‘cultural ecology’ to understand humanity’s interactions with its environment. The five cultural ecological periods considered are:
These periods of ‘cultural ecology’ were suggested by Thompson (1989) and used by Simmons (1993).
Additional resources
Here are some further resources you may wish to access. It is not required that you access these resources, but you may find them very thought provoking:
Think and Share
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