Four Subsistence Patterns

There are four subsistence strategies foraging, pastoralism, horticulture, and agriculture. Subsistence patterns are methods of obtaining food using available land, resources, labor and energy, and technology.
Foraging are people whose subsistence pattern is hunting and gathering. Food foraging societies are people who are primarily nomadic and spend most of their time gathering plants and hunting animals for subsistence. One example of such of a society would be the Ju/'hoansi people. The roles of each gender gives them certain responsibilities and tasks to perform, although it is not at all uncommon for men to perform duties that a woman would normally tend to. The women of this society can travel up to twelve miles per day to gather food such as mongongo nut and other wild plant foods. While the men mostly spend their time hunting but also willingly, and under certain circumstances will gather plants, build their huts, and collect water, even though they are considered as a woman's tasks.
Subsistence that relies on raising herds of domesticated animals, such as cattle, sheep, and goats. An example of this way of life would be the Nuer people in Sudan. They reside near the headwaters of the Nile where they raise their cattle for their subsistence needs. Not only do they raise the cattle to nourish themselves but base their wealth on their cattle. For the Nuer people the cattle are specifically used for mile which they drink fresh, eat when it has soured, and make cheeses. The only time that the people will eat a cow is when one dies from natural causes, or when the sacrificing of cattle is performed during special rituals. The men sped most of their time tending to their cattle, and serve as warriors fighting the neighboring tribes for pride, cattle, and land. While the women manage the household along with milking the cows with the