#4 Environmental Data
Use complete sentences to answer the following questions.
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. List at least four reasons why the Galapagos Islands’ wildlife is endangered.
2. Fill in the blanks. Tourist numbers have exploded from _______ in 1970 to _______ in 2001. Meanwhile, the local Ecuadorian population has also soared, from _________ in 1950 to __________ today.
Create graphs using Excel to show the increase in the Galapagos Islands’ population and tourism. Save graphs to be added later to your research report.
Word Problem – If the population grows 6% each year, what will the population be in the year 2002?
3. Where did the oil spill occur?
4. How was the oil spill caused?
5. What did the Charles Darwin Research Station do to help minimize the effects of the spill?
6. If the currents and winds had not carried the fuel away from the islands, how might this spill have endangered the life of the animals?
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