Some Archaeologists Have Interpreted the Collapse of the Mayan Empire

question 48

Multiple Choice

Some archaeologists have interpreted the collapse of the Mayan empire as having been the result of overpopulation when they had reached a level of more than 150 persons per square kilometer. One possible problem with this explanation is that there are many other societies with much larger population densities, such as Los Angeles, which currently has about 2,700 persons per square mile, which shows that

• A) Los Angeles is on the verge of collapse
• B) the concept of population density is highly relative
• C) our assessment of population sizes in the Mayan empire lacks sufficient data for any proper conclusion
• D) all of the above

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