Which one of the following is not a major region of 'subsistence gathering'?

Eastern Australia

The correct answer is Option (4) → Eastern Australia.

Gathering is practised in: (i) high latitude zones which include northern Canada (C), northern Eurasia and southern Chile; (ii) Low latitude zones such as the Amazon Basin (A), tropical Africa, Northern fringe of Australia (Not eastern Australia) and the interior parts of Southeast Asia (B).