You Have Read About the Mistakes Made on Easter Island

question 25

Multiple Choice

You have read about the mistakes made on Easter Island. On Tikopia, another small island, the people acted in other ways. When they realized that the pigs they had imported were damaging the environment, they killed them all. They had to have permission from a chief to fish, which prevented overfishing. They also practiced contraception. These actions all indicate that ____________.

• A)they felt that everything was a nonrenewable resource
• B)they believed in full resource utilization
• C)they were concerned with only one year at a time
• D)they truly practiced sustainability
• E)they felt that everything was a renewable resource

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