the intersection of biology, culture, and environment
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The Intersection of Biology, Culture, and
Environment
Forces of Change Quick Overview – Global Warming and
Population Growth
Human Culture Influence on other species through direct
and indirect avenues
Outline of Lecture
Forces of Change
Global Warming Increase in avg. temp of
Earth’s atmosphere
Critical signal of change – melting of glaciers and other ice masses Melting of ice =
increase in sea levels
Example: Ice fields of Mt Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) have shrunk by 80% over the last century
Global Warming - Why be concerned? Temperature fluctuations Food supply, droughts, increase in sea
level, etc Somalia – recent drought; 7month long famine;
750,000 deaths (BBC source) Human Health – increase in vector-borne
infections (e.g. malaria and dengue fever) and food-borne infections; land loss; air quality
Forces of Change
Population Growth Impact on Disease
Forces of Change
Population Growth Influence on
biodiversity of the planet
Humans have long displayed other species – Extinction
Habitat degradation Logging; timber Agriculture Ecosystems are
being destroyed
Forces of Change
Human Culture
Primate Hunting ‘Bush meat’
Subsistence and Commercial
Vulnerability to hunters
Annamnn, 1992; 1996; Oates et al., 2000; Rose, 2002; Waltert et al., 2002; Story, 2005; Harwood, 2009;
“Between 1997 and mid-2005, more than 73,733 animals passed through the Malabo bushmeat market, including 11, 994 monkeys.”
Human Culture
Discuss with your group members how what you have learned in anthropology may help address these problems. In your discussion, provide specific examples (e.g. species, disease, geographical region, etc) to support your explanations.
Genetic disease (e.g., Sickle-Cell Anemia, Phenylketonuria (PKU) , etc…)
Infectious disease (e.g., AIDS, Malaria, Ebola, Cholera, etc…) Malnutrition Cultural Conflict (associated with religion, ethnicity, etc) Endangered species Destruction of natural resources Overpopulation
Activity: Worksheet #10