Question

what was a negative consequence of humans being hunter-gatherers? they cultivated (grew) their own food. they had to rely on local forms of government to provide them with food. they needed to stay in one location for food. they had to move around to find food when food in their area ran out.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: Cultivating food is not part of hunter - gatherer lifestyle (they forage/hunt, not farm), so this is incorrect.
2. Analyze Option 2: Hunter - gatherer societies typically had no formal local government providing food; they procured food themselves, so this is incorrect.
3. Analyze Option 3: Hunter - gatherers were nomadic or semi - nomadic, they did not stay in one location for food. They moved to follow food sources, so this is incorrect.
4. Analyze Option 4: A negative consequence of being a hunter - gatherer is that when food in an area was exhausted, they had to move to find more food. This was a challenge as it required constant mobility and could be dangerous.

Answer:

D. They had to move around to find food when food in their area ran out.