nonsedentary society

sociology

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Latin America

  • Latin America
    In history of Latin America: Types of Western Hemisphere societies

    …established is that of the nonsedentary peoples, who had little or no agriculture and moved annually in small bands over a large territory, hunting and gathering. They were located primarily in areas that under the then-existing technologies were not propitious for agriculture, especially plains and dense tropical forests.

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