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AP Human Geography
Unit 5 – Agriculture and Rural Land–Use
Topic 5.3
What is one major critique of Carl Sauer's hypothesis about the origin of plant cultivation?
The hypothesis claims that sedentism always predates agriculture, which isn't always true.
The hypothesis argues that plant cultivation arose only from necessity, not choice or experimentation.
The hypothesis does not account for animal domestication occurring before plant cultivation in some regions.
The hypothesis overemphasizes climate change as a driving factor.
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