Chapter 18, World Problems and the Practice of Anthropology Key Terms

applied anthropology The application of anthropological perspectives, theory, empirical knowledge of cultures and methods to help assess and solve human problems. LDC lesser developed country

scarcity explanation of hunger The major cause of hunger in the LDCs is overpopulation: Populations have grown so large that available land and technology cannot produce enough food to feed them. inequality explanation of hunger The unequal distribution of resources is largely responsible for chronic hunger on a worldwide basis.

technology transfer solution Applying modern scientific know-how and technology to areas in which agriculture is still technologically underdeveloped.

Indigenous peoples Small scale human societies who make their living by foraging, farming, and /or herding, living in roughly the same region as their ancestors, and are fairly remote from the economic and political centers of the countries that include their territory.