Multiple Choice
Biologists estimate that the human population on Easter Island declined by 90 percent during the 200-year period between AD 1400 and 1600; what accounts for the crash of this population?
A) the introduction of novel diseases brought by visiting Polynesians
B) expanding forests and the consequent loss of farmland
C) the aftermath of a volcanic eruption
D) deforestation, soil erosion, and resource depletion
Correct Answer:
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