Culture and climate:

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27 April 2009

In this a relationship between culture and climates is discussed with a focus on the southern California hunter gatherer societies . When there is a climate change the society will have to change their way of life in to cope or else the change of climate could end up affecting the society adversely and even claiming life . Some of the change that occurs in the society due to climate change is

that of food that is being eaten . Change in climate also could mean the people adapt to a new dressing code because of the increase or reduction in the temperatures . The effect of climate change will have a varying effect on the communities depending on whether they are gatherers /hunters or agriculturalist . When there is rain reduction the effect will be felt more by the agriculturalist than the hunters as much as all of them need the rain

When there is lack of rains some communities end up being violent as they fight for the few resources like pasture and water points . A good example of such an experience is the massacre that occurred at the Craw Creek whose evidence was the mass grave that was found with the remains of 486 individuals who had been mutilated . The attackers it is believed that , they made the attack because they were desperate due to lack of food as a result of...