Many prosperous civilizations have come and gone over the past 10,000 years or so. One very interesting example is Easter Island.
In your book Collapse, by Jared Diamond:
1. Read from the bottom of page 10 to the middle of page 15.
2. Read Chapter 2, Twilight at Easter .
3. Write a one-page (minimum) 12pt font, double spaced, paper outlining the following:
What are Diamond’s five factors that lead to environmental collapse?
Briefly explain which of these you think were the primary drivers of the collapse of the Easter Island civilization.
What do you think the average person on Easter was thinking when the last of the trees fell?
