Which of the following statements about Inuit social organization is not true?
a. The Inuit gather into large hunting parties to get seals and for fishing and hunting caribou. During the summer months they live in small, nuclear families.
b. The Inuit hunt caribou and fish in small groups and hunt for seals in large hunting parties.
c. The Inuit always hunt in small groups of men who are related to each other by blood or marriage.
d. The Inuit live in permanent settlements and hunt only sporadically in small groups.
e. The Inuit no longer live a traditional hunting and gathering life, but they do hunt occasionally in large groups.
ANS: B
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