The Main Lesson Learned from the Experiences of Gabino Lopez

question 14

Multiple Choice

The main lesson learned from the experiences of Gabino Lopez farming steep lands in Guatemala is that

• A)the application of modern agricultural techniques can greatly increase crop production and sustainability.
• B)modern agricultural equipment permitting deep plowing can greatly increase crop production and sustainability.
• C)the widespread use of pesticides and herbicides can greatly increase crop production and sustainability.
• D)many crops traditionally raised by native people depend too much on the application of pesticides.

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Definitions:

Social Roles

Expectations and norms attached to a particular position or status in society, which guide how individuals in those positions should behave.

Culture

The sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another, transmitted from one generation to the next through communication, not through genes.

Secondary Sex Characteristics

are features that appear during puberty, distinguishing the two sexes from each other but are not directly involved in reproduction.

Primary Sex Characteristics

The physical features that are directly involved in reproduction, such as the ovaries and testes, and the external genitalia.