Compared to the knuckle-walking of chimpanzees, modern human bipedal walking
A) is much less energy efficient
B) is more energy efficient
C) consumes about the amount of energy
D) is more energy efficient over very long distances
E) it depends on the speed of the motion
B
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Walt Whitman Rostow put forth one of the most influential policies associated with development programs. It focused primarily on the development of:
a. economic systems. b. family and extended kin networks. c. political organizations. d. religion.
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c. Separate origins in Africa and Australia with migrations from both these areas to displace all other populations. d. Several origins in different areas where modern forms evolved from local populations. e. An origin in Africa followed by migration to other areas where indigenous premodern populations werereplaced.