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Environment
Volcanos
People
Advances
Statues
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What is the shape of the island?
Triangular
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How many volcanos are on the island?
3 volcanos
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What crops were present on the island?
sweet potato, yams, taro, bananas, sugarcane
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What is one use of lava rocks?
were stacked as wind breaks, create protected gardens for bananas
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How many total stone statues are on the island?
887
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How many square miles is the island?
66 square miles
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What is a name of one of the volcanos?
Polke, Rano Kau, Terevaka
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What is the sole domestic animal on the island?
Chickens
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What is a lithic mulch?
partly filling the soil with rocks
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What is one characteristic of the statues?
long-eared, legless, human male torso
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What is the elevation of the island?
1670 foot elevation
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From where did the volcanos form?
the Sea
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What is the background of the island people?
Polynesian background
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What kinds of things were made out of stone?
stone lined pits, dams and chicken houses
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What is the average height of the statues?
15-20 Feet
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What is a Pro of the environment?
Mild climate, Fertile soils
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What is the oldest volcano?
Polke (600,000-3,000,000)
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What polynesian characteristic was found on the skull remains of the island people?
Rocker Jaws
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What were stone lined pits used for?
composting pits in which to grow crops
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How tall is the tallest statue?
70 Feet tall
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What is a Con of the Environment?
Tropical crops grow poorly, strong winds-fruit dropped before ripe, low number of species, limited rainfall
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What is the youngest volcano
Terevaka (200,000)
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How many territories were on the island?
between 11 and 12 (about a dozen)
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What were the stone chicken houses used for?
prevent the chickens from running away or being stolen
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How heavy were the statues?
10 ton - 270 ton