Biologists Estimate That the Human Population on Easter Island Declined

question 58

Multiple Choice

Biologists estimate that the human population on Easter Island declined by 90 percent during the 200-year period between AD 1400 and 1600; what accounts for the crash of this population?

• A) the introduction of novel diseases brought by visiting Polynesians
• B) expanding forests and the consequent loss of farmland
• C) the aftermath of a volcanic eruption
• D) deforestation, soil erosion, and resource depletion

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