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Resource Use and Ecological Foot prints of Human Societies

ICSE · Class 11 · Environmental Science

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Topics in Resource Use and Ecological Foot prints of Human Societies

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1. Mode of Existence and Resource Use

  • A mode of existence is the characteristic way in which a society organises its livelihood, uses natural resources, structures its social institutions, and defines its relationship with nature.
  • Four principal modes of existence exist: hunting-gathering, pastoral, agricultural, and industrial.
  • Modes of existence are not rigid historical stages; they coexist in contemporary India.
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2. Hunting-Gathering Mode

  • The hunting-gathering mode is one of the earliest forms of human existence.
  • It is based on a subsistence economy.
  • Food is obtained from wild plants and animals without deliberate cultivation or domestication.
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3. Pastoral Mode

  • The pastoral mode is based on the domestication and herding of animals.
  • It developed in regions unsuitable for cultivation, such as arid, semi-arid, mountainous, and grassland areas.
  • It is an intermediate stage between hunting and settled agriculture.
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4. Agricultural Mode

  • The agricultural mode is based on systematic cultivation of crops and management of domesticated plants and animals.
  • It marks the shift from food collection to food production.
  • The first defining feature is cultivation of crops as the primary livelihood.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Modes of existence and their ecological footprints

Mode of existenceHunting-gathering modePastoral modeAgricultural modeIndustrial modeEcological footprintSentinelese TribeJarawa Tribe

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