According to Reed in "ForesDevelopmenthe Indian Way," Guaraní Indians subsisin the Amazon tropical foreslargely by
A)slash-and-burn farming.
B)horticulture and foraging.
C)foraging.
D)rubber tree tapping.

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According to Reed, Guaraní Indians subsist in the Amazon tropical forest largely by horticulture (which includes slash-and-burn farming) and foraging. Therefore, option B (horticulture and foraging) is the best choice. The other options (A, C, and D) are either too narrow, as they describe only one aspect of Guaraní subsistence, or not mentioned, as is the case with rubber tree tapping.

According to Reed in "ForesDevelopmenthe Indian Way," Guaraní Indians Subsisin