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karlynnae

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What is one of the chief advantages of slash-and-burn cultivation?
 
  A. It involves a huge labor force in converting forest to agricultural fields.
  B. It can be carried out indefinitely on a single plot of land.
  C. It produces food without complex technology.
  D. It is effective in virtually any environment.

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While studying the Yanomam, Napoleon Chagnon found that soil depletion was not the only reason that they moved their garden plots. What other reason did he find?
 
  A. Major population movements of the Yanomam were due to warfare and conflict with neighbors.
  B. The Yanomam simply got tired of living in the same area and moved.
  C. The Yanomam had developed a 25-year plan that detailed their moves from year to year.
  D. These cleared plots eventually became shallow ponds that could no longer be used as gardens.


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tanna.moeller

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Reply #1 on: Aug 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A


karlynnae

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Reply 2 on: Aug 11, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

Missbam101

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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