What Social Pattern Would Drastically Reduce the Human Costs of Natural

question 11

Multiple Choice

What social pattern would drastically reduce the human costs of natural disasters?

• A) intervillage reciprocity
• B) complex kinship ties
• C) an open caste system
• D) egalitarian structure

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