Chapter 5: Subsistence

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Across
  1. 4. a subsistence system in which people raise herds of domesticated livestock.
  2. 7. time before the food becomes available for consumption.
  3. 8. spaces that are human-made, including cultivated land as well as buildings.
  4. 9. the cultivation of domesticated plants and animals using technologies that allow for intensive use of the land.
  5. 10. a measurement of the number of calories that can be extracted from a particular
  6. 11. a subsistence system that relies on wild plant and animal food resources. This system is sometimes called “hunting and gathering.”
  7. 13. direct consumption of the household or immediate community.
  8. 15. the series of steps a food takes from location where it is produced to the store where
  9. 17. the techniques used by the members of a society to obtain food.
  10. 19. techniques for obtaining food that require an investment of work over a period
  11. 20. a society consumes.
  12. 21. foods that form the backbone of the subsistence system by providing the majority of the
  13. 22. and distribute food.
Down
  1. 1. a complex economic system through which goods circulate around the globe.
  2. 2. the reliance on a single plant species as a food source.
  3. 3. a diet based on a wide range of food resources.
  4. 5. the set of skills, practices, and technologies used by members of a society to
  5. 6. of land in order to support a human population.
  6. 12. is sold to consumers.
  7. 14. the study of how human cultures have developed over time as a result of interactions with the environment.
  8. 16. the cultural norms and attitudes surrounding food and eating.
  9. 18. a subsistence system based on the small-scale cultivation of crops intended primarily for