A Major Change in Lua' Subsistence Patterns in the Last

question 25

Multiple Choice

A major change in Lua' subsistence patterns in the last several decades is:

• A)Their growing isolation from other Thai hill tribes.
• B)An increase in the diversity of crops planted.
• C)A growing dependence on a few main crops which they sell to the market.
• D)An increase in wild game in the forest so that they no longer need to depend on cultivation.
• E)Expulsion from their lands because of the Vietnam War.

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