▶ Your Answer :
Both
reading and listening passage talk about the reasons of Anasazi’s sudden
migration. However, their perspectives are different. The reading asserts that
the drought played a significant role in their migration, while the listening passage
disagrees with the following statement.
First, the lecturer says that the discovery of
bones shows the sign of Anasazi’s malnutrition situation. To back up this point,
the lecturer added that the arid area makes people difficult to cultivate the
crops, resulting in their inadequate diet. However, the speaker in listening
part debunks this by stating that malnutrition and stunned growth among the
children was very common at that time regardless of the region. Also, the
speaker says that famers usually used their crops to have religious ceremony.
Thus, there was insufficient crops all the time.
Next,
the reading passage further explains that some of the plants with clay was
found in their region and assumes it was used to block their entrance. To be
more specific, they tried to cope with the severe drought by preserving their
areas. However, the speaker says even if that was the option for them to escape
from the drought, they need to return to their original home once the drought
ended.
Finally, the reading passage states that
Anasazi was reliable on water supplies so when drought occurred, they moved to
another region to find abundant water supplies. The speaker contradicts this
since if that is the logic, then Anasazi should move to better region than
previous area where they had lived in. But, they relocated to elevated area
than before one and this land has more harsh condition for their agriculture.
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