On Average, One Tribe of Amazonian Indians Has Been Lost

question 76

Multiple Choice

On average, one tribe of Amazonian Indians has been lost each year of the twentieth century. What is the fundamental explanation for this destruction?

• A) their resistance to modernization
• B) ethnocentrism and the greed of non-Indians
• C) their lack of social organization
• D) the use of medicinal plants, rather than modern drugs

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