The reading and the lecture give information about an isolated Island located in the pacific ocean. While the reading suggests that construction is the cause of the decline and eventual collapse of Island's culture. Then lecture refutes all the suggestion presented in the reading material.
First, the reading mentions that people cut forests and trees in order to move Moai and Monolithic statues. As a result, an excessive use of natural resources has lead to collapse of the island culture. In contrast, the reading mentions that the claim is not true. The professor explains that people used a technique that does not involve trees to move the statues. Researchers discovered that people used to use ropes to move the trees from side to side. In addition, they successfully replicate the same technique to move the statues.
Second, In contrast with what belief in the reading material that deforestation occurs as a result of construction, the lecture mentions that first settlers brought rates with them. Since scientists discover palm seeds chewed, they conclude that rats had a devastating effect on palm trees.
Finally, the author suggests that collapse of island culture occur due to a shortage of food. In contrast, the professor states that the suggestion is based on assumption. He explains that carbon dated indicated that island population was twenty thousand people before when the European arrived. It might be the largest population the island had held before the European arrived and culture had never suffered from decline.
The
reading
and the lecture give information about an isolated
Island
located in the
pacific ocean
. While the
reading
suggests that construction is the cause of the decline and eventual collapse of Island's
culture
. Then lecture refutes all the suggestion presented in the
reading
material.
First
, the
reading
mentions that
people
cut
forests and trees in order to
move
Moai
and Monolithic statues.
As a result
, an excessive
use
of natural resources has lead to collapse of the
island
culture
.
In contrast
, the
reading
mentions that the claim is not true. The professor
explains
that
people
used
a technique that does not involve trees to
move
the statues. Researchers discovered that
people
used
to
use
ropes to
move
the trees from side to side.
In addition
, they
successfully
replicate the same technique to
move
the statues.
Second,
In contrast
with what belief in the
reading
material that deforestation occurs
as a result
of construction, the lecture mentions that
first
settlers brought rates with them. Since scientists discover palm seeds chewed, they conclude that rats had a devastating effect on palm trees.
Finally
, the author suggests that collapse of
island
culture
occur due to a shortage of food.
In contrast
, the professor states that the suggestion
is based
on assumption. He
explains
that carbon dated indicated that
island
population was twenty thousand
people
before
when the European arrived. It might be the largest population the
island
had held
before
the European arrived and
culture
had never suffered from decline.