What Is the Lesson of Easter Island

question 47

Multiple Choice

What is the lesson of Easter Island?

• A) that it teaches us about the collapse of an ecosystem
• B) that one industry (carving enormous statues) can induce an ecological collapse
• C) that deforestation can lead to the extinction of humankind
• D) that living things that dwell interdependently in a particular place share energy and resources

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