MANE-5 EM 2024-25 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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Environmental Anthropology (MANE 005)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: MANE 005
Assignment Code: MANE 005/AST/TMA/2024-25
Total Marks: 100
Note: There are two sections ‘A’ and ‘B’. Attempt any five questions in total and at least two
questions, from each section. All questions carry equal marks. The word limit for 20 marks
question is 500 words and that of 10 marks is 250 words.
SECTION A
1. Discuss Environmental anthropology, its scope, emergence and development. 20
2. Define Hunter-Gatherers and discuss their classification. 20
3. Briefly discuss the concept of ecosystem. 20
4. Briefly discuss colonial and post colonial forest policies in India. 20
5. Define and differentiate between any two of the following: 10+10
d) The origins of agriculture
e) Protectionist and community based conservations
f) Indigenous Peoples and environmental justice.
SECTION B
6. Briefly discuss current trends in environmental anthropology. 20
7. Gender, water and environment. Discuss. 20
8. Discuss the domains of applications in environmental anthropology. 20
9. Discuss in brief ecological succession. 20
10. Write short notes on any two of the following: 10+10
d) Arid and semi-arid regions
e) Applied medical anthropology
f) Communities, culture and climate change.