000 YEARS AGO.BECAUSE HUNTER-GATHERERS HAVE FARED POORLY IN COMPARI...
10,000 years ago.Because hunter-gatherers have fared poorly in comparison with their agricultural cousins, their numbershave dwindled, and they have been forced to live in marginal environments, such as deserts and arcticwastelands. In higher latitudes, the shorter growing seasons have restricted the availability of plant life. Suchconditions have caused a greater dependence on hunting, and on fishing along the coasts and waterways. Theabundance of vegetation in the lower latitudes of the tropics, on the other hand, has provided a greateropportunity for gathering a variety of plants. In short, the environmental differences have restricted the dietand have limited possibilities for the development of subsistence societies.Contemporary hunter-gatherers may help us understand our prehistoric ancestors. We know from theobservation of modern hunter-gatherers in both Africa and Alaska that a society based on hunting andgathering must be very mobile. While the entire community camps in a central location, a smaller partyharvests the food within a reasonable distance from the camp. When the food in the area has becomeexhausted, the community moves on to exploit another site. We also notice seasonal migration patternsevolving for most hunter-gatherers, along with a strict division of labor between the sexes. These patterns ofbehavior may be similar to those practised by mankind during the Paleolithic Period.Question 41. A typical feature of both modern and prehistoric hunter-gatherers is that ____________.A. they don't have a healthy and balanced diet B. they live in the forests for all their lifeC. they don't have a strong sense of community D. they often change their living placesQuestion 42. The word "marginal" in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ____________.A. suburban B. disadvantaged C. forgotten D. abandonedQuestion 43. According to the passage, studies of contemporary subsistence societies can provide a_________.A. deeper insight into the dry-land farming B. further understanding of modern subsistencesocietiesC. broader vision of prehistoric natural environments D. further understanding ofprehistoric timesQuestion 44. According to the passage, subsistence societies depend mainly on ____________.A. agricultural products B. nature's provision C. farming methods D. hunter-gatherers' toolsQuestion 45. According to the author, most contemporary and prehistoric hunter-gatherers share___________.A. only the way of duty division B. some restricted daily rulesC. some methods of production D. some patterns of behaviorQuestion 46. Which of the following would serve as the best title of the passage?A. Hunter-gatherers: Always on the Move B. Evolution of Humans' Farming MethodsC. Hunter-gatherers and Subsistence Societies D. A Brief History of Subsistence FarmingQuestion 47. In the lower latitudes of the tropics, hunter- gatherers ____________.A. have better food gathering from nature B. live along the coasts and waterways for fishingC. harvest shorter seasonal crops D. can free themselves from huntingQuestion 48. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned?A. The environmental differences produce no effect on subsistence societies.B. Hunting or fishing develops where there are no or short growing seasons.C. The number of hunter-gatherers decreases where farming is convenient.D. Harvesting from the natural environment had existed long before farming was taken up.Question 49. The word "conditions" in the second paragraph refers to ____________.A. the situations in which hunter-gatherers hardly find anything to eatB. the places where plenty of animals and fish can be foundC. the environments where it is not favorable for vegetation to growD. the situations in which hunter-gatherers can grow some cropsQuestion 50. The word "domestication" in the first paragraph mostly means ____________.A. making wild animals used to living with and working for humansB. adapting animals to suit a new working environmentC. hatching and raising new species of wild animals in the homeD. teaching animals to do a particular job or activity in the home………….HẾT…………