While Famines Are Usually Triggered by Severe Weather Conditions Such

question 8

Multiple Choice

While famines are usually triggered by severe weather conditions such as droughts or hurricanes, starvation that results from these natural events is often made worse by __________.

• A) unequal distribution of food aid and supplies due to local rules of social and gender stratification
• B) people not liking the taste of food aid provided by foreigners
• C) too much food aid, which discourages locals from producing food for themselves
• D) ignorance of religious observance of local diets by foreign aid agencies

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Definitions:

First Indians

The indigenous peoples of the Americas, often referred to as Native Americans, who lived in the continent for thousands of years before European exploration.

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