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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the dates of Charles Darwin's life span?

2. What does the kingfisher use to collect its food?

3. What is the composition of Sierra de la Ventana?

4. Where does Darwin see a rocky, steep hill jutting about 1,000 feet into the sky?

5. Who invites Darwin to visit an estate near Rio de Janeiro?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Darwin have to say about the Brazilian rain forest?

2. Describe the rodents Darwin encounters outside Maldonado.

3. How does Darwin surmise that animals similar to Old World animals ended up in the Americas?

4. What problem ensues after the Portuguese priest makes a kill in the forest?

5. What does Darwin discover in the area of Bahia Blanca after the Beagle arrives and how does he theorize about his find?

6. Heading toward St. Fe, about 300 miles north of Buenos Aries along the Parana River, describe the strange animal Darwin observes.

7. What occurs in the Plata estuary?

8. How does Darwin react to the selling of children as slaves as opposed to what the soldiers and the settlers think about it.

9. Describe the problem with getting three boats up the Santa Cruz River.

10. How do the people of Uruguay receive Darwin and what does he notice there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on man's disruption of natural ecology by introducing species to an area where they do not naturally belong. Use examples of this as seen by Darwin on his scientific voyage. Conclude in your essay why humans are responsible for preserving the ecosystems of the world.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the formation and beauty of atolls. In your essay discuss how they were formed, specifically noting the part that coral plays in the process. Express your feeling about the fragility of the coral reefs and the effects on them of pollution and global warming.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about trying different kinds of food. Using Darwin's experiences of eating things like puma meat and tree fungus, discuss how different cultures have different culinary habits. Include any experience you have had in trying a food you had never eaten before. Explain in your essay how adventurous you are (or are not) in trying unusual foods.

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