Why Do Members of Food-Collecting Societies Not Have Private Ownership

question 23

Multiple Choice

Why do members of food-collecting societies not have private ownership of land?

• A) Land has no intrinsic value to foragers; only the animals and plants on the land have value.
• B) Land is too expensive to own, so most foragers are forced to rent land.
• C) Private ownership has historically led to too much conflict, so they abandoned the practice.
• D) Foragers do not usually have a measuring system to equitably distribute the land.

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