There is historical evidence that civilizations can crumple when pressures from population and consumption overwhelm resource availability. Indeed many great civilizations have fallen after depleting resources from their environments, and each has left devastated landscapes in its wake. What did the people of Easter Island do to make their society crumble?

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	used their resources sustainably
B	started fighting with each other
C	used all of their resources without thinking about the future
D	planted two trees for every tree that they cut down

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Humans and their activities impact the physical environment through overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and depletion of resources such as air, water and soil, the destruction of ecosystems, habitat destruction, and the extinction of wildlife.

Detailed explanation-2: -Societies adapt and transform the environments they inhabit. They depend upon the use of resources and reduction of hazards for their survival and material well-being. They also assign meanings to the environment that vary over place and time, but that help define their identity and values within the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Human health and well-being are intimately linked to the state of the environment. Good quality natural environments provide basic needs, in terms of clean air and water, fertile land for food production, and energy and material inputs for production.

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