According to Crate, which of the following is a change to which the Sakha were forced to adapt at the turn of the 21st century?
a. a subtle and gradual, increasing change in the cycles and patterns of weather and climate
b. Soviet-era industrialization in the form of diamond mining
c. annexation of land by colonizers
d. land changes resulting from the fall of the Soviet Union
Question 2
The surveys and interviews conducted by Crate identified nine ways that the global climate changes have forced the Sakha to further adapt to their climate. Of the nine areas, which was found to be of most concern?
a. lagging and extended seasons
b. changing precipitation patterns
c. too much water on the land
d. colder summers
Lilly Martin Spenser’s painting, Domestic Happiness (1844), reflects the change in attitudes toward
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