1. How do Fairhead and Leach explain the forest-savanna mosaic in West Africa?
a) villagers planted trees and told stories about them
b) corporations began logging and mining in the region
c) the state prohibited slash and burn farming and created a national park
d) Western environmental groups came in and began planting trees
2. Why do the Ache of Eastern Paraguay gather?
a) the soil is poor and they cannot farm the land
b) hunting and gathering has costs and benefits
c) there is not enough protein to feed such a large population
d) there is not enough rainfall to herd animals year-round
3. What did the Eastern and Western Penan in the Malaysian rain forest do?
a) The two groups united and resisted the logging companies together.
b) The Eastern Penan gave up and began working for the logging companies.
c) The Western Penan had connections with the state and were able to relocate.
d) They both responded differently to the crisis.
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1. In order to understand how Fairhead and Leach explain the forest-savanna mosaic in West Africa, we need to consider the options provided.
a) Villagers planting trees and telling stories about them suggests a local response to the environment, but it doesn't explain the larger-scale patterns and dynamics of the forest-savanna mosaic in West Africa.
b) Corporations logging and mining in the region could have an impact on the landscape, but it doesn't address the specific characteristics of the forest-savanna mosaic.
c) The state prohibiting slash and burn farming and creating a national park can certainly have an influence on land use and conservation, but it doesn't specifically explain the forest-savanna mosaic.
d) Western environmental groups coming in and planting trees is also a possible intervention, but it doesn't focus on the underlying factors contributing to the forest-savanna mosaic.
Based on these options, none of them directly explain the forest-savanna mosaic in West Africa according to Fairhead and Leach's explanation.
2. To understand why the Ache of Eastern Paraguay gather, we can examine the options provided.
a) The Ache gathering because the soil is poor and they cannot farm the land could be a plausible explanation, as it suggests the reliance on gathering as a subsistence strategy.
b) The idea that hunting and gathering has costs and benefits also holds merit, as it acknowledges the complexities of such a lifestyle.
c) The lack of protein to feed a large population may play a role in determining the necessity for gathering.
d) Insufficient rainfall for year-round herding may lead to greater dependence on gathering.
Among these options, option b) - hunting and gathering has costs and benefits - provides the broadest explanation for why the Ache of Eastern Paraguay gather.
3. In order to understand what the Eastern and Western Penan in the Malaysian rainforest did, we need to analyze the options provided.
a) The possibility that both groups united and resisted the logging companies together suggests a collective response to their shared crisis.
b) The Eastern Penan giving up and working for the logging companies is a potential outcome, but it doesn't provide a complete explanation of both groups' actions.
c) The Western Penan having connections with the state and being able to relocate may offer some insight into their response to the crisis, but it doesn't account for the actions of the Eastern Penan.
d) Recognizing that they both responded differently to the crisis acknowledges the diversity of their reactions.
Based on these options, option d) - they both responded differently to the crisis - provides the most encompassing explanation for the actions of the Eastern and Western Penan in the Malaysian rainforest.