Title: Cold and heat adaptations in humans - Wikipedia
Headings: Cold and heat adaptations in humans
Cold and heat adaptations in humans
Contents
Origin of cold and heat adaptations
Ecogeographic rules
Physiological adaptations
Cold
Heat
Acclimatization
Cold
Heat
Culture
Cold
Heat
Genetic adaptations
References

Content: Culture
Social adaptations enabled early modern humans to occupy environments with temperatures that were drastically different from that of Africa. ( Potts 1998). Culture enabled humans to expand their range to areas that would otherwise be uninhabitable. Cold
Humans have been able to occupy areas of extreme cold through clothing, buildings, and manipulation of fire. Furnaces have further enabled the occupation of cold environments. Historically many Indigenous Australians wore only genital coverings. Studies have shown that the warmth from the fires they build is enough to keep the body from fighting heat loss through shivering. Eskimos use well-insulated houses that are designed to transfer heat from an energy source to the living area, which means that the average indoor temperature for coastal Eskimos is 10 to 20 °C (50-68 °F). Heat
Humans inhabit hot climates, both dry and humid, and have done so for thousands of years. Selective use of clothing and technological inventions such as air conditioning allows humans to thrive in hot climates.