1) where is easter island and how did it get its name?
2) how do we know that polynesians were the ones to colonize easter island?
3) how is the island different today than it was when the polynesians first colonized it?
4) why did the polynesians cut down the trees?
3) what is a watershed?
6) how long does it take for water in the atmosphere to be fully replaced?
7) what role do trees take in the water cycle?
8) define groundwater and water table?
9) why are trees called water pumps?
10) what happened when the forests disappeared on easter island?
11) what is the point of the easter island story?
12) how can we take the story of easter island and relate it to what is happening on the planet now?