Which of the following describes a vertical economy?

A. a system of top-down exchange across regions
B. a type of segmentary lineage organization found in regions of East Africa
C. a means of integrating a society based on hereditary inequality and coercion
D. a form of indirect-biased transmission
E. a system that exploits closely-spaced environmental zones that contrast with one another in altitude, rainfall, overall climate, and vegetation


Answer: E

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