Evidence for alt. hypothesis ·Cattle farming also supported gold mining industry
Not only was gold mining not the main driver of Great Zimbabwe's prosperity, but gold mining actually owed its success to cattle farming
Passage Style
Critique or debate
Phenomenon-hypothesis
2.
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Question Type
Stated
We’re told the reason for grazing at different elevations in the middle of P2: “In summer, cattle grazed on grass at higher elevations; in winter, the cattle were moved to lower regions unsuitable for grazing in summer because of the risk to the cattle of disease carried by the tsetse fly.” Cattle were moved to higher elevations in the summer because of the risk of the tsetse fly to cattle at lower elevations during that time of year.
a
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This isn’t mentioned as a reason for grazing at different elevations.
b
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This isn’t mentioned as a reason for grazing at different elevations.
c
the importance of ██████████ ███ ██████ ██ ███ ██████
Supported. Cattle were moved to higher elevations in the interest of protecting them from the tsetse fly.
d
the peculiar and █████████ ██████████ ██ ███ █████ ████████ ██████
This isn’t mentioned as a reason for grazing at different elevations.
e
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This isn’t mentioned as a reason for grazing at different elevations. Fallow periods are mentioned in P2, but not in connection with the grazing of cattle at different elevations.
Difficulty
97% of people who answer get this correct
This is a low-difficulty question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%121
130
75%138
Analysis
Stated
Critique or debate
Humanities
Phenomenon-hypothesis
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
0%
140
b
0%
149
c
97%
162
d
1%
155
e
2%
151
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