Select the phrase that correctly describes the transition that occurred about 10,000 years ago from hunter-gatherer to agricultural societies.
A) The transition increased the area of land needed to support a population from 0.1 hectare per person to 100 hectares per person.
B) The transition expanded the carrying capacity of Earth from just under 800 million people to several billion people.
C) The transition involved people residing in one location and cultivating plants and domesticating animals for consumption instead of moving from place to place to find food.
D) All of these are correct.
Correct Answer:
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Q2: Organic matter refers to
A) non-GMO-produced foods.
B) decaying
Q3: Which answer choice describes a fallow field?
A)
Q4: Select the phrase that characterizes a synthetic
Q5: Select the example of a genetically modified
Q6: Synthetic pesticides are industrially produced chemicals that
A)
Q7: The Amazon rainforest receives large amounts of
Q8: Select the correct pairing of a term
Q9: Select the correct description of salinization.
A) Intensive
Q10: Desertification refers to the
A) formation of
Q11: Which human activity correlates with subsidence?
A) groundwater
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