Unlike the Indian societies of Central and South America,the native peoples of North America
A) were pacifists who opposed all warfare.
B) aggressively exploited the land for agricultural development.
C) lived in relatively scattered settlements without dense urban concentrations of population.
D) practiced a universal system of patriarchal authority.
E) had populations sufficiently large enough to make a dramatic impact on the land.

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The statement that the native peoples of North America lived in relatively scattered settlements without dense urban concentrations of population is true, unlike the Indian societies of Central and South America. The other options are incorrect as there is evidence to show that Native American groups engaged in warfare, practiced different forms of authority, and had varying impacts on the land.

Unlike the Indian Societies of Central and South America,the Native