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5.2 discuss possible impacts of this cultural development
discuss possible impacts of this cultural development
- Humans developing into efficient hunters in organised cooperative groups has lead to the agrarian, industrial and technological revolutions. Accompanying these changes were specialisation of labour and much closer community living. The rapid spread of infectious diseases was one consequence of closer living but better medicines and sanitation have contributed to a massive increase in the human population.
- The rapidly expanding population has lead to a reduction in biodiversity as many species have become extinct due to human actions such as habitat destruction. Human actions have also led to pollution of the land, water and air.
- There have been social changes such as increased care of the elderly, sick and young and an increase in the length of the juvenile period. The much longer life expectancy of many humans has brought problems such as increasing health care and a smaller working population to support the elderly.