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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. Where does Darwin stay at Socego?

2. What does Darwin have to do for two days at the military encampment?

3. What does Darwin speculate about the continents?

4. What does Darwin discover that some small owls eat by examining the contents of their stomachs?

5. Who does Darwin encounter in the village of Las Minas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Darwin surmise about the geology of St. Jago?

2. At the Rio Negro, about 300 miles to the south of Maldonado, what is the evidence of political turmoil in South America?

3. What does Darwin write about a huge bird he kills up the Santa Cruz River?

4. On his trip to Buenos Aires, What does Darwin have to observe?

5. In the area of St. Fe, Darwin examines the geology. What discovery does he make there?

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

7. At the first stop after Sao Jago, what are Darwin's observations?

8. What occurs in the Plata estuary?

9. Why is Darwin fascinated to find the flatworm in the mud around the salt lake?

10. Describe the rodents Darwin encounters outside Maldonado.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing the historical displacement of native peoples in both North and South America. Compare the revolutions and wars with the indigenous populations of each continent. In your essay speculate on how small groups of European settlers were able to take over the New World.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the contribution to scientific knowledge that came out of the voyage of the Beagle. In your essay discuss how Darwin's inquisitive mind led him to draw certain conclusions from observations he made during the 5-year circumnavigation of the world. Notice that it was his 5-week survey of the Galapagos Islands that later led to his writing THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES and his idea of mutability of species.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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