CTD 446 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Polar Night, Subsistence Economy, Kalabari Tribe

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Clothing, Textiles and Interior Design
• Course: CTD 446
• Professor: Dr.Thompson

Document Summary

Terms: mesomorph large boned, muscular body type, endomorph rounded with prominent abdomen body type, ectomorph linear and slender body type, acclimatization long term physiological adaptation. Oxygen efficiency if living in a high altitude (ethiopia, south america, tibet, etc. : heart, lungs, and brain adjust, 20-30% reduction in the amount of oxygen the body absorbs, greater lung capacity, larger heart and chest. Highest animal protein and fat diet of any living population in the world, also alternates between vasodilatation and vasoconstriction. Australian aborigines continuous vasoconstriction and warm fires, little clothing. European and asian populations hands and feet vasodilated: habituation short term adjustments to temporary environmental stimulus. Physical diversity: causes of differences and variation in physical characteristics of humans. Heredity, environmental influences, age, development, some due to adapting to environmental conditions (skin and body proportions) and others are unknown (color/texture of hair: skin color varies by latitude. Closer to the equator means darker skin for uv protection.