Group+I

When you have figured out your culture name, change the link name 'Group I' to the culture's name.

GROUP I

Your territory is predominantly arid. Some rain falls along the coast which has shrubby forest and mangrove swamps in the south, but inland is sandy desert where temperatures can reach 40C during the day and then drop to 0C at night. Along the coast it stays consistently warm at 20-25C. There are no rivers or lakes.

Name your homeland. Name your people(s). Name the prominent geographic features of your homeland. Populate your homeland. What biota exist in your homeland? What natural resources are available? What natural resources are needed? --- SUBSISTENCE

1. What pattern(s) of subsistence will your culture follow?

foraging pastoralism horticulture agriculture

2. What resources does your territory have to support your subsistence pattern(s)?

3. How do the climate and seasons in your territory affect your subsistence pattern(s)?

4. How will your subsistence pattern(s) relate to your population size and location?

5. How will the labour involved in subsistence be distributed among your people?

6. What technology do your people use for subsistence purposes?

7. What impact does your subsistence have on the environment?

8. How do your people clothe themselves?

9. What type of shelter(s) do your people live in?

10. Do your people have material goods? What kinds? Where do they come from?

11. What is your people’s diet? How do they prepare food? What is a typical meal?

12. Are there any celebrations centred on subsistence issues e.g. a harvest celebration? Are there special ceremonial or ritual foods?

Note: depending on your choice of subsistence pattern(s), you may have to do some reseearch to fully answer these questions. For example, if you chose ‘horticulture,’ you should know something about how to grow food and/or raise animals. If you chose ‘foraging,’ you should know something about wild foods. And so on.