forest. The men hunt for local animals‚ usually monkeys or birds. They use simple tools of spears or blow guns to bring down their targets. The men also clear the dense‚ lush forest in preparation for crops. The women plant those crops mainly of plantains‚ peanuts or sweet potatoes. The women and girls will also forage for fruit and berries. The Huaorani will plant and harvest their crops in an area until the soil is no longer nutrient rich. Then they will move on‚ giving the land time to rest
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Horticulture is defined as "the production of plants using a simple nonmechanized technology" (Nanda and Warms 2006:148)‚ while Webster’s Dictionary defines horticulture as the art or science of growing fruits‚ vegetables‚ plants‚ flowers‚ or trees. When most people think of horticulture‚ they simply think of gardening or farming. Most people do not associate horticulture with culture itself or how horticulture relates to anthropology‚ or the study human culture. In all actuality‚ horticulture is
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The Republic of Ecuador is a small country located in the Northwest side of America. Ecuador is bounded on the north by Colombia‚ on the south and east by Peru‚ and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Ecuador’s territory is 109‚483 sq mi with an estimated population of 13‚755‚680 habitants as of 2007. The capital is Quito and the largest city and main commercial port is Guayaquil Most of the population lives in the highlands. About 65% of the people are mestizo‚ and quarters are indigenous. Spanish
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Throughout different cultures‚ people handle death in different ways. Some of the issues that those the dead left behind must face include disposal of the body‚ grievance‚ memorializing‚ and preparation for the afterlife. Whether it is the Bagisu leaving corpses for wild animals to eat (Beierle 2003)‚ the death taboos of Copper Inuits‚ or Italian Americans carrying a body out of a dwelling feet first so that it cannot see the door and return (Cowell 1986)‚ all cultures must develop methods to deal
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the work force" (Olyeran 117). The main crops that workers toil on are as follows: beans (varieties which include cocoa beans‚ soy beans) sesame‚ cashews‚ cassava‚ groundnuts‚ gum arabic‚ kola nut‚ corn‚ melon‚ millet‚ palm kernels‚ palm oil‚ plantains‚ rice‚ rubber‚ Guinea corn‚ and yams. Because of the many different climates that Nigeria possesses‚ it is possible for it to grow these varying crops. However‚ agriculture with larger sized crops is not a common form of farming for the
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In a war torn country‚ such as the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa‚ there are a number of complex reasons why it is still to this day a poor nation. The central African country is bordered by numerous nations with whom it has had conflicts. There have been a number of complex reasons‚ including conflicts over basic resources such as water‚ access and control over rich minerals and other resources like oil‚ and various political agendas. This has been fueled and supported by various national
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America is an immigrant nation. Since colonial times‚ successive waves of immigration from around the world have poured across its shores‚ creating the most diverse society on Earth. Cuban migration is part of this society‚ and not without it mishaps‚ the issues with the Cuban migration are unique but not new. Normal immigration from Cuba has been elusive since Fidel Castro came in to power. Over the years‚ the custom of Cubans fleeing by boat to the U.S. has become routine‚ and has reached levels
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Stephanie Saperstein ISB 201L 9.24.11 Deforestation and Malaria The changes in global environments is expected to affect the rate of malaria cases in humans. Malaria is a serious and at times fatal disease caused by an infectious parasite that can live within a mosquito that feeds on humans. These mosquitos breed in numerous areas and have affected many populations causing many people to suffer from its painful symptoms and effects of the disease. Researchers have been conducting tests on
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Togo has the average sizes of families ranging from 3 to 7 kids is the average family size. The food that is mainly eaten in togo is maize‚ rice‚ millet‚ cassava‚ yam‚ plantain‚ and beans are the most common consumed food in Togolease.The educational system of togo is patterned on the French model that has the three levels of primary‚ secondary and higher education. The primary education is free and compulsory of children six years of age‚ and lasts for six years.Health care options are not very
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analyzed using frequency counts‚ percentages and Chi-square. Results obtained show that farmers in the study area are mostly male with a mean age of 53.8 years‚ married‚ and have formal education. Crops grown by the farmers include: maize‚ yam‚ cassava‚ plantain‚ vegetables‚ and tomato. Farmers’ sources of information on organic farming are radio‚ extension agents‚ television‚ newspapers‚ farmers association‚ fellow farmers‚ and relatives. Their most preferred sources of information are Mobile phones and
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