During the third and second millennia B.C.E., Austronesian farming communities replaced native foraging populations throughout Southeast Asia because
A. native foraging populations voluntarily left to seek out new dwellings.
B. volcanic eruptions wiped out all of the region's native populations.
C. Austronesian farmers killed all of the region's native populations as they settled from island to island.
D. Austronesian farming practices were far more effective in sustaining larger populations than was foraging.
Answer: D
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