GEOL 102-6 Section 20: Geological Impacts on Civilizations

Some Questions for Discussion (02)


Some discussion questions to consider for readings by Andrews

What are some important consequences of cycles of glaciation and deglaciation, both for the landscape and for impacts upon humans?

What are some important advantages and disadvantages of an agricultural lifestyle relative to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle?

What is the significance of stone tools?

Some discussion questions to consider for readings by Diamond

What were some mechanisms and impacts of increased food production?

What are some interesting aspects of the transition from hunter-gatherer to agricultural society?

Some discussion questions to consider for readings by Kerr and by Stone

By what mechanisms might flooding have contributed to the spread of agriculture?


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