The Following Statements About Land Are Made by Persons Who

question 19

Multiple Choice

The following statements about land are made by persons who belong to food foraging,horticultural,pastoralist,intensive agriculturalist,and industrial societies.Which statement is most likely to be made by horticulturalists from a feudal system of land ownership in West Africa?

• A)"The land of my people is the land around Spirit Lake where my ancestors emerged and where we hold annual ceremonies."
• B)"I gave the land to my brother's son,who distributed it among his sons,for which they pay me ten days work a year.
• When the eldest son died,I gave his land to my cousin,who needs more land for his growing family."
• C)"I paid ten grand for that parcel of land in the desert,and expect it to double in value in the next five years."
• D)"In the summer we go to our land in the mountains,and in the winter we pass through the land corridor to the east,using the water holes and meadows for grass until we reach the summer pastures."
• E)"I inherited five acres of land from my mother,and rights to use the water from the river on three days a week."

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