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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 does Darwin collect traveling around Argentina?

2. Who does Darwin accompany while exploring around Botofogo Bay?

3. On the way after Monte Video, what surrounds the Beagle?

4. What do Gen. Rosa's soldiers do after killing the adult natives?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In three days at Socego, where does Darwin find insects to collect?

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

4. What occurs in the Plata estuary?

5. How is Darwin stunned by the docility of a large male slave?

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

7. How does Darwin regard the Brazilian horses?

8. How does Darwin describe the behavior of the guanaco he finds at the ruins of an old Spanish settlement?

9. What does Darwin write about how the gauchos break horses?

10. In the area of St. Fe, Darwin examines the geology. What discovery does he make 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 a scientific trip you would like to make. Zero in on one geographical area you would like to visit and do scientific research. In your essay, express how you would prepare for such an expedition.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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