1. Physical Environment and Culture
How does our environment shape our culture

2. Think of ways we adapt to our physical environment

3. Adaptations to Cold Climate
Inuit live in the high Arctic and are able to survive in an environment without many of the things we depend on in the south
They adapted strategies for housing, food (depending on blubber) and clothing

4. Adaptations to Hot Climates
The Bedouin are a nomadic people who live in the deserts of the Middle East
Cultural adaptations include: loose and light clothing and need to be nomadic so as not to overtax any resources or deplete water supplies

5. Cultural Adaptations
What are the positive and negative impacts of technology on groups like the Inuit and Bedouin cultures?
What environmental factors can you observe today that anthropologists will likely study in the future?