The British claimed lands based on their principle __________, which allowed them to take the lands of many indigenous communities who were not farmers
a. that written deeds were the only relevant documents showing ownership
b. that some crops must be planted on private land
c. that to own land one must improve it through labor
d. that national governments have the right to seize any private property
c
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Early on in this chapter, we learned that evolution refers to descent with modification over generations. Geneticists, however, have an even more specific definition of evolution:
A. directional selection of the fittest alleles in a breeding population. B. a change in gene frequency; that is, in the frequency of alleles in a breeding population from generation to generation. C. a change in the gene frequency within the DNA of a single individual organism. D. the survival of the chemically fittest allele in the gene pool. E. a change in gene frequency caused by either chromosomal rearrangement or recombination.
The International Phonetic Alphabet is a means of:
a. Writing all of the sounds of all human languages. b. Teaching children to read at very early ages. c. Communicating between people who speak different languages. d. Translating easily among European languages. e. Preserving languages threatened with extinction.
What sacred narratives explain the fundamentals of human existence?
a. legends b. texts c. myths d. rituals