Multiple choice general knowledge

Why did the people who created the massive stone heads on Easter islands eventually leave the island?

  1. water become toxic

  2. they depleted the island's natural resources

  3. legends indicate they thought the statues came to life

  4. invasive birds were attacking the crops
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Rapa Nui people of Easter Island faced ecological collapse due to resource depletion, particularly deforestation. They cut down all trees to transport and erect the massive moai statues, leading to soil erosion, loss of building materials, and inability to build canoes for fishing. This made the island uninhabitable, forcing the remaining population to abandon or die out.

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