A subsistence pattern (or strategy) is the method by which a society aqquires its food resources. The subsistence patten is influenced by the natural environment and ecology of the region the society lives in. Anthropologists recognize five major subsistence strategies, Foraging, Horticulture, pastoralism, agriculture, and industrialization. [1]
Refs [1] Kotak, Conrad. 2005. Window on Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Anthropology. New York: McGraw-Hill.