Question

Which statement accurately describes a foraging society?

A.
The food collected was evenly distributed in the group.
B.
Men mainly did the work of gathering uncommon fruits.
C.
Women went out in groups to hunt large animals.
D.
The food collected was unevenly distributed in the group.

Answer 1

D. The food collected was unevenly distributed in the group.

Step-by-step explanation:

Foraging societies consisted of people who had no consistently controlled source of food. They hunted and gathered; thus they remained at the mercy of nature. This way of acquiring food had several social consequences. Since men and women both spent their time searching for food, there was probably gender equality.

Foraging means relying on food provided by nature through the gathering of plants and small animals, birds, and insects; scavenging animals killed by other predators; and hunting. The word foraging can be used interchangeably with “hunting and gathering.”