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cabate

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What social factors are associated with famines?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following is true of matriarchies?
 
  a. They commonly occur throughout traditional African societies.
  b. No society is matriarchal in the same way that some societies are truly patriarchal.
  c. They commonly occur throughout traditional Indian societies.
  d. Patrilineal societies are frequently matriarchal.



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Answer to Question 1

The ideal answer should include:
1, Triggered by physical events, but are not inevitable after such events
2, Inequality of food and land distribution
3, Relief is not always provided to the people who need it most

Answer to Question 2

b



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