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nummyann

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In the context of the damage done to the environment, the modern era differs from the premodern era in that ________.
 
  a. there are fewer environmentalists in the modern era
  b. modern people enjoy a harmonious relationship with the environment
  c. modern people have more elaborate technology and are larger in number
  d. people in the modern era work hard to save resources that are short in supply

Question 2

Which of the following statements disproves the myth that American Indians were the first environmentalists?
 
  a. They always exploited their environment before the Europeans got into the act.
  b. They worked hard to protect those resources in large supply and took a wasteful approach toward those that they believed to be in short supply.
  c. They caused an increase in the carrying capacity of their ecosystem for a prolonged period of time.
  d. They sometimes slaughtered buffalos, eating the best meat and taking the hides but leaving the rest to decompose.



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hollysheppard095

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d





 

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