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 civilization of Easter Island collapsed because they deforested their entire island to transport and erect the massive moai statues and use trees for canoes, fuel, and shelter. Without trees, they could no longer build fishing boats, lost topsoil for farming, and trapped themselves without resources, leading to starvation and societal collapse.

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