Rapa Nui Scenario

1. According to the blog, when did the professor start her field work?

2. In the last paragraph of the blog, the professor writes: "Another mystery remained..." To what mystery does she refer?

3.1. Refer to the Review of Collapse. Determine whether the statement below is a fact or opinion.

In the book, the author describes several civilizations that collapsed because of the choices they made and their impact on the environment.

3.2. Refer to the Review of Collapse. Determine whether the statement below is a fact or opinion.

One of the most disturbing examples in the book is Rapa Nui.

3.3. Refer to the Review of Collapse. Determine whether the statement below is a fact or opinion.

They carved the moai, the famous statues, and used the natural resources available to move these huge moai to different locations around the island.

3.4. Refer to the Review of Collapse. Determine whether the statement below is a fact or opinion.

When the first Europeans landed on Easter Island in 1722, the moai were still there, but the trees were gone.

3.5. Refer to the Review of Collapse. Determine whether the statement below is a fact or opinion.

The book is written well and deserves to be read by anyone who is concerned about the environment.

4. Refer to the article "Did Polynesian Rats Destroy Rapa Nui's Trees?" What do the scientists mentioned in the article and Jared Diamond agreed on?

5. Refer to the article "Did Polynesian Rats Destroy Rapa Nui's Trees?" What evidence  do Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt present to support their theory of why large trees of Rapa Nui disappeared?

6.1.  Refer to all three sources below.

According to Jared Diamond, what was the cause of the disappearance of large trees on Rapa Nui? 

6.2.  Refer to all three sources below.

According to Carl Lipo and Terry Hunt, what was a cause of the disappearance of large trees on Rapa Nui?

6.3.  Refer to all three sources below.

Based on your answers on items 6.1. and 6.2., what is the shared effect of the causes identified by both Jared Diamond and Carl Lipo & Terry Hunt?

Refer to all three sources below.

After reading the three sources, what do you think caused the disappearance of the large trees on Rapa Nui? Provide specific information from the sources to support your answer.