Earth’s Survival

How long will it survive?

Easter Island

Easter Island: Lost Civilization

Statues surround the island

• Located off the coast of Chile

• Once a lush forest• Now baron land• Used all resources• Where did they

go?

What did the heads represent?

• Ancient gods• Chiefs• High-ranking

males• Ancestors• They all stand

with their backs to the ocean

• 13’ high• 14 tons• Made from

volcanic ash• Discovered in

1722• 887 statues found

on island

Known as “an ecological disaster”

• First inhabitants: 400AD

• Population reached 9,000 by 1550

• Deforestation• Soil depletion• Erosion• Cannibalism

Compare to our planet

• Could Earth be compared to Easter Island?

• Are we depleting our resources?

• What is the effect of our constantly increasing population?

Other Alternatives

• If we use up all our resources, where will we go?

• Our three closest planets: Mercury, Mars, Venus

• Could we live on another planet?

Mars

Mercury

Venus

What Can You Do?

• Conserve Water• Conserve Fuel• Stop polluting our

water• Stop polluting our air• Recycle• Conserve Energy• Plant a tree

What are we doing at Bogle?Do you think we are helping our

planet survive?