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High-Altitude Adaptations: Cultural and Biological Interplay
Explain biocultural adaptations among populations in the Andes, Himalayas, and Ethiopian Highlands.
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Environmental Anthropology and Global Ecological Change
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Analyze how communities adapt to extreme biomes, utilize traditional ecological knowledge, and respond to modern climate disruption and urbanization.
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SS.Anth.2.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All agesExplain how cultures develop and vary in response to their physical and social environment, including local, national, regional, and global patterns.
SS.Anth.3.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All agesExplain why anthropologists study culture from a holistic perspective.