Hominins Had a Good Environmental Record Up to the End

question 46

Multiple Choice

Hominins had a good environmental record up to the end of the Ice Age because

• A) there wasn't very many of them.
• B) they were natural conservationists.
• C) they lived in harmony with nature.
• D) they were not living at their potential as a species.
• E) biocultural evolution did not enable flexibility in different habitats.

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Lemming Effect

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