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Q1:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

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several academic studies of human phenomena in the past involved racist interpretations.

agricultural practices changed drastically in the Australian continent after it was colonised.

while most human phenomena result from culture and individual choice, some have bio-geographic origins.

individual dictat and contingency were not the causal factors for the use of fur clothing in some very cold climates.

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Q2:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

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the importance they place on the role of individual decisions when studying human phenomena.

their outdated interpretations of past cultural and historical phenomena.

their labelling of geographic explanations as deterministic.

their rejection of the role of biogeographic factors in social and cultural phenomena.

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Q3:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

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belief in the central role of humans, unrelated to physical surroundings, in influencing phenomena.

disciplinary training which typically does not include technical knowledge of geography.

dismissal of explanations that involve geographical causes for human behaviour.

lingering impressions of past geographic analyses that were politically offensive.

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Q4:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

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how physical circumstances can dictate human behaviour and cultures.

how environmental factors lead to comparatively divergent paths in livelihoods and development

that despite geographical isolation, traditional societies were self-sufficient and adaptive.

human resourcefulness across cultures in adapting to their surroundings

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Q5:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

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The shutting down of the royal office of the Luparii.

The granting of a protected status to wolves in Europe.

An increase in woodlands and forest cover in Lozère.

A decline in the rural population of Lozère.

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CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

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lack of educational facilities.

livestock losses.

poor rural communication infrastructure.

decline in the number of hunting licences.

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Q7:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

Q7:

environmentalists and politicians.

tourists and environmentalists.

politicians and farmers.

farmers and environmentalists.

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Q8:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

Q8:

The old mining sites of Lozère are now being used as grazing pastures for sheep.

Having migrated out in the last century, wolves are now returning to Lozère.

Unemployment concerns the residents of Lozère.

Wolf attacks on tourists in Lozère are on the rise.

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Q9:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

Q9:

the depiction of Africa in most Indian Ocean novels is driven by a postcolonial nostalgia for an idyllic past.

the depiction of Africa in most Indian Ocean novels is driven by an Orientalist imagination of its cultural crudeness.

most mainstream English-language novels have historically privileged the Christian, white, male experience of travel and
adventure.

very few mainstream English-language novels have historically been set in American and European metropolitan centres.

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Q10:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

Q10:

Indian Ocean novels have gone beyond the specifics of national concerns to explore rich regional pasts.

the global south, as opposed to the global north, was the first centre of globalisation.

the world of early international trade and commerce was not the sole domain of white Europeans.

cosmopolitanism originated in the West and travelled to the East through globalization

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Q11:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

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Geographical location rather than geographical proximity determined the choice of destination for migrants.

The Indian Ocean world's migration networks were shaped by religious and commercial histories of the region.

Migration in the Indian Ocean world was an ambivalent experience.

The Indian Ocean world's migration networks connected the global north with the global south.

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Q12:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

Q12:

Indian Ocean world : Slavery

Indian Ocean novels : Outward-looking

Postcolonial novels : Border-crossing

Postcolonial novels: Anti-colonial nationalism

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Q13:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

Q13:

show how Galbraith's theories refute Sahlins's thesis on the contentment of pre-hunter- gatherer communities.

document the influence of Galbraith's cynical views on modern consumerism on Sahlins's analysis of pre-historic societies.

contrast the materialist nature of contemporary growth paths with the pacifist content ways of living among the foragers.

show how Sahlins's views complemented Galbraith's criticism of the consumerism and inequality of contemporary society.

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Q14:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

Q14:

that hunter-gatherer communities' subsistence-level techniques equipped them to survive well into contemporary times.

how pre-agrarian societies did not hamper the emergence of more advanced agrarian practices in contiguous communities.

how two vastly different ways of living and working were able to coexist in proximity for centuries.

that forager communities' lifestyles derived not from ignorance about alternatives, but from their own choice.

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Q15:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

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failure to supplement its thesis with robust empirical data.

outdated values regarding present-day foragers versus ancient foraging communities.

cursory treatment of the effects of racism and colonialism on societies.

critique of anthropologists who disparage the choices of foragers in today's society.

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Q16:

CAT

Reading Comprehension

Medium

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put forth the view that, despite egalitarian origins, economic progress brings greater inequality and social hierarchies.

hold a mirror to an acquisitive society, with examples of other communities that have chosen successfully to be non-materialistic.

counter Galbraith's pessimistic view of the inevitability of a capitalist trajectory for economic growth.

highlight the fact that while we started off as a fairly contented egalitarian people, we have progressively degenerated into materialism.

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CAT

Medium

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Medium

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CAT

Medium

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Medium

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Medium

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Q23:

CAT

Medium

Q23:

Colonialism, conceptualized in the 16th century, allowed colonizers to expand their territories, establish settlements, and exercise political power.

Colonialism surged in the 16th century due to advancements in navigation, enabling British settlements abroad and global dominance.

As a result of developments in navigation technology, European colonialism, led to the displacement of indigenous populations and global political changes in the 16th century.

Technological advancements in navigation in the 16th century, transformed colonialism, enabling Europeans to establish settlements and exert political dominance over distant regions.

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Q24:

CAT

Medium

Q24:

Use of misinformation for attaining power, a practice that is as old as the Octavian era, is currently fueled by technology.

People need to become critical of what they read, since historically, weaponization of information has led to corruption.

Disinformation, which is mediated by technology today, is not new and has existed since ancient times.

Octavian used fake news to manipulate people and attain power and influence, just as people do today.

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