In the Andes of South America, people wake up in villages 16,000 feet above sea level and then trek 15,000 feet higher to work in tin mines. Tribes in the Australian desert worship animals and discuss philosophy. People survive malaria in the Tropics. What do these examples illustrate?
A) that the environment is the most important factor that explains human diversity
B) that some cultures are tougher than others
C) that biology is the most important factor that explains human diversity
D) anthropology's deep interest in the diversity that comes through both biological and cultural human adaptability
E) anthropology's deep interest in diversity that results from different altitudes and latitudes
Ans: D) anthropology's deep interest in the diversity that comes through both biological and cultural human adaptability
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