List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites for South America Country Number of sites Argentina 8 Bolivia 6 Brazil 19 Venezuela 3 Colombia 7 Paraguay 1 Peru 11 Suriname 2 Uruguay 1… Wikipedia
There are 17 items on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Brazil (2010). The convention was adopted on September 1, 1977. The first Brazilian object that fell under the protectorate of an international organization was a historical ... ... Wikipedia
The list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Argentina includes 8 items (for 2011), which is 0.8% of the total (962 for 2012). 4 sites are included in the list by cultural criteria, 4 sites by natural. Los ... ... Wikipedia
The list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Venezuela includes 3 items (for 2010), which is 0.3% of the total (962 for 2012). 2 sites are included in the list by cultural criteria, 1 site by natural. In addition, ... ... Wikipedia
In the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Colombia there are 7 names (for 2011), this is 0.7% of the total (962 for 2012). 5 sites are included in the list by cultural criteria, 2 sites by natural. Except ... ... Wikipedia
There are 4 names in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ecuador (for 2010), which is 0.4% of the total (962 for 2012). 2 sites are included in the list by cultural criteria, 2 sites by natural. In addition, ... ... Wikipedia
In the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Suriname there are 2 names (for 2010), this is 0.2% of the total (962 for 2012). 1 site is included in the list for cultural criteria, 1 site for natural. In addition, by ... ... Wikipedia
The list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Bolivia includes 6 items (for 2010), which is 0.6% of the total (962 for 2012). 5 sites are included in the list by cultural criteria, 1 site by natural. In addition, ... ... Wikipedia
The list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Paraguay contains 1 name (for 2010), which is 0.1% of the total (962 for 2012). In addition, as of 2010, 4 objects on the territory of the state are located in ... ... Wikipedia
The list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Uruguay contains 1 name (for 2010), which is 0.1% of the total (962 for 2012). In addition, as of 2010, 4 objects on the territory of the state are located in ... ... Wikipedia
Part A.
1. In what year was South America discovered?
a) in 1498. b) in 1698. c) in 1492) 1452
2. Which strait separates South America from Antarctica?
a) Bass b) Drake c) Magelanov d) Bering
3. Which ocean has the greatest influence on the formation of climate South America?
a) Quiet b) Indian c) Atlantic d) Arctic
4. Which part of the South American continent is flat?
a) northern b) southern c) western d) eastern
5. What is the highest waterfall in the world on the mainland?
a) Angel b) Niagara c) Iguazu d) Victoria
6. Is the largest alpine lake in the world located in the Andes?
7. What is the largest plain?
a) Amazonian lowland b) Orinoco lowland c) La Plata lowland d) Brazilian plateau
8. Which river in South America is the deepest?
a) Orinoco b) Parana c) Amazon d) Rio Negro
9. Which natural area of South America is best preserved animal world?
10. Which statement correctly characterizes the features of the climate in South America?
11. The highest point in South America is?
a) Ilyampu b) Ruiz c) Akongagua d) Chimborazo
12. What a scientist during his expeditions to the mainland in 1923-1933. established the geographical centers of the ancient centers of agriculture and the origin of some cultivated plants?
a) M.P. Lazarev b) N.I. Vavilov c) A. Humbolt d) G.I. Langsdorf
13 . How many species of tiny hummingbirds are there on mainland South America?
a) 321 b) 258 c) 698 d) 500
14. What is the name of the descendants from the marriages of Europeans and blacks?
a) mulattos b) mestizos c) sambo d) creoles
a) Colombia b) Venezuela c) Peru d) Brasilia
16. Which city has been declared an object by the international organization UNESCO cultural heritage humanity?
a) Peru b) Chile c) Colombia d) Brasilia
Part B.
Arrange the landforms of South America in the order of their distribution from gray to south
A) Amazon lowland
B) Brazilian plateau
C) Guiana Plateau
D) La Plascoya lowland
2. Establish a correspondence between natural area and animals characteristic of this natural area.
A) humid evergreen equatorial forests 1) ostrich rhea
B) savannah 2) orangutan
C) steppe 3) pampas deer
D) semi-desert 4) tapir
5) viskasha
3.What is selva, patagonia, pampa?
Part C.
Determine the type of climate from the climatogram and characterize this climate.
South America final test
Option
a) A. Humbold b) N. M. Albov c) H. Columbus d) N.I. Vavilov
2. What canal separates South America from North America?
a) Panamanian b)Eri c) Suez d) Royal
3. What winds bring the most rainfall to South America?
a) trade winds b) western c) monsoons d) breezes
4. What part of the mainland South America is mountainous?
a) northern b) western c) eastern d) southern
5. What is the widest waterfall on the mainland in the world?
a) Angel b) Victoria c) Iguazu d) Niagara
6. The highest mountain lake in South America and the world?
a) Air North b) Patus c) Maracaibo d) Titicaca
7. Does the elevated sections of the South American Platform correspond to the relief?
a) Amazonian lowland b) Orinok lowland c) La Plata lowland d) Guiana plateau
8. Which river in South America is longer than the Volga?
a) Orinoco b) Iguazu c) Parana d) Amazon
9. In which natural area of South America the fauna is least preserved?
a) steppe b) savanna c) semi-desert d) equatorial forests
10. What statement correctly characterizes the peculiarities of the climate of South America?
a) the hottest b) the driest c) the wettest d) the coldest
11. When is the Amazon River full of water?
a) in winter b) in autumn c) in summer d) throughout the year
12. At the turn of the 18-19th centuries, one of the first scientific explorers of South America made an expedition to study nature?
a) H. Columbus b) A. Humboldt c) A. Vespuchi d) G. Langsdorf
13. What are the savannahs of the Brazilian plateau called?
a) campos b) llanos c) pampa d) selva
14. What is the name of the descendants from the marriages of Indians and Negroes?
a) mulattos b) mestizo c) Quechua d) sambo
15. The largest country in South America by area is?
a) Colombia b) Brasilia c) Peru d) Colombia
16 what island world heritage belongs to Chile?
a) Madagascar b) Greenland c) Easter d) Wrangel
Part B.
1. Distribute the states of South America in ascending order of the area of their territories.
A) Argentina
B) Brasilia
C) Peru
D) Surinami
2. Establish a correspondence between the natural area and the plant characteristic of this natural area.
A) humid evergreen equatorial forests 1) kebracho
B) savannah 2) velvichia
C) steppe 3d wild millet
D) semi-desert 4) seiba
5) cactus
3. What is Patagonia, Ceiba, Selva.
Part C.
1. Determine the type of climate from the climatogram and characterize this climate.
Keys.
option 1
Part A.
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Part B.
1. WABG
2.A-4, B-3, B-3, G-5
3.Selva - forests of South America
Patagonia - semi-desert of South America
Pampa - steppe of South America
Part C.
Equatorial climate. Average annual rainfall is from 2000 to 3000 mm, and temperatures are high throughout the year.
option 2
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Part B.
1. VGBA
2.A-4, B-1, B-3, G-5
3. Patagonia - semi-desert of South America
Selva - forests of South America
Ceiba - South American cotton tree
Part C.
Subequatorial climate. Annual precipitation exceeds 2000 mm.
The average monthly temperature rises to +28 ... + 30 ° С.
Chile is visited by millions of tourists every year. Easter Island, the driest desert in the world, Atakami, as well as many other monuments of nature and ancient culture make this country a Mecca for curious travelers.
Chile's main attractions
Lauca National Park
The title of one of the most visited and interesting sights of Chile rightfully belongs to national park Lauca, located at an altitude of more than 4500 km above sea level, almost at the very border with Bolivia. In that biosphere reserve the richest collection of rare representatives of flora and fauna has been collected.
Le Page Museum
V Chile attractions, belonging to different eras, can be found almost at every step, but this museum has no analogues. V archaeological museum Le Page, which is located in the Atacama Desert, has collected more than 380,000 rare exhibits, some of which are 10,000 years old. It is here that the largest collection of mummies (about 400) is kept, which are almost three millennia older than the embalmed remains of the famous Egyptian pharaohs.
Active volcano Maipo
Volcano Maipo, one of the southernmost peaks of the Andes, is located on the border with Argentina, 90 km from Tupungato and 100 km from Santiago. As already noted, in Chile, sights, including natural ones, are not uncommon, but this active volcano can be safely called the most striking miracle of the region. Maipo became popular due to its unusual, completely symmetrical conical shape.
La Portada - the largest natural arch
As you know, Chile is a country, the sights of which can be divided into natural and man-made. La Portada is one of the most interesting structures created by nature. The unique monument, which is a giant stone arch 43 meters high, is located in the northern part of Antofagasta.
Andean Christ - a symbol of peace
On the Bermejo Pass, on the border of Chile and Argentina, in honor of the armistice of the two countries in 1904, at an altitude of 3900 meters above sea level, a monument to Christ the Redeemer was erected. This monument is made of bronze, which was obtained by melting down old cannons left over from the Spanish colonists. For both Argentina and Chile, this landmark is a symbol of eternal peace, which is eloquently evidenced by the inscription on the pedestal: "More likely the mountains will crumble to dust than we will violate the armistice agreement."
Atacama Desert: Moon Valley
This desert is notable for the fact that there is nothing living here: only stones, salt lakes and absolute silence... And, despite the fact that Chile is a country with unique attractions, the Atacama Desert is the most unusual place on the ground. In the entire history of meteorological observations in this area, not a single rain has been recorded. It is not for nothing that the desert is called the lunar valley - the local landscapes are very reminiscent of the surface of the Earth's satellite.
Los Flamencos nature reserve
Reserve, total area which is about 80,000 hectares, is very popular with amateurs wildlife, history and archeology. Here tourists can see the ruins of a village that is more than 3 thousand years old. Main feature of this ancient settlement experts consider the unusual shape of the buildings - the walls of the clay houses are round. Los Flamencos has stunning lakes, incredible mountain landscapes and surreal sculptures created by nature itself.
Chiloe Island
One of the attractions that has made Chile popular is the island of Chiloe. It is distinguished by a magnificent climate, wonderful beaches and a mass of monuments of ancient culture and architecture. The island is home to the unique Church of St. Mary, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Lake Chungara - mysterious splendor
On the southwestern coast of Chile, at an altitude of 4570 meters above sea level, there is one of the most mysterious and beautiful lakes in the world - Chungara. This natural body of water, surrounded by Mount Guayatiri and the Payachata Volcano, is a safe haven for endangered fish and birds. On picturesque shores Chungars, along which pink flamingos stroll leisurely, more than 130 species of rare grasses, flowers and shrubs grow, and the ruins of ancient settlements have been preserved not far from the lake.
Easter Island is one of the most mysterious places on the ground
On South The Pacific is the most mysterious island on earth, one of the most famous and popular attractions in Chile. Tourists are attracted here not only by azure beaches and beautiful landscapes, but also by many mysteries that haunt many generations of explorers and travelers. The most famous monuments of an unknown civilization are huge statues. The height of the stone idols is from 3 to 21 meters. The weight of each statue ranges from 10 to 25 tons, but among them there are real giants weighing about 90 tons.
Easter Island(Spanish Isla de Pascua) is a volcanic island belonging to the South Pacific, between Chile and the island of Tahiti (fr. Tahiti). Together with a small uninhabited Fr. Sala y Gomez (Spanish: Isla Sala y Gómez) forms the commune and province of Isla de Pascua (Spanish Provincia de Isla de Pascua) within the region (Spanish: Region de Valparaíso). Local name given to the island by Polynesian whalers: Rapa Nui(Rapa Nui).
The only city of Anga Roa is the capital of the island.
About 6 thousand people live on the island, about 40% of them are Polynesians or Rapanui, indigenous people, the rest are mainly Chileans. Rapanui speak the Rapanui language, believers profess Catholicism. There are 70 extinct volcanoes on the island with an area of about 165 km². They have not erupted even once in the 1,300 years since the day of its colonization. The island has the shape of a right-angled triangle with sides of 24, 18 and 16 km., At the corners of which the cones of extinct volcanoes rise: Rano-Kao (rap. Rano Kao; 324 m), Pua-Katiki (rap. Puakatike; 377 m) and Terevaka ( rap.Terevaka; 539 m - highest point islands). Between them lies a hilly plain formed by volcanic tuffs and basalts. Lava tubes and influxes have formed many underwater caves and a bizarre, steep coastline.
There are no rivers on Rapa Nui, the main sources of fresh water here are lakes formed in the craters of volcanoes.
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The climate is subtropical, with average monthly temperature from + 18 ° С to + 23 ° С. Mostly herbs grow here, as well as a few eucalyptus and banana plants.
Along with the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, Rapa Nui is considered the most remote inhabited island in the world: the distance to the continental Chilean coast is almost 3514 km, and to the nearest inhabited place, the Pitcairn Islands, belonging to the UK - 2075 km.
Basically, Rapa Nui became famous for its - stone giants, in which, according to the beliefs of the local population, the mystical power of the ancestors of Hotu Mato-a, the first king of the island, lies.
Easter Island is undoubtedly the most mysterious Island on the globe. With its curiosities and inexplicable riddles, it magnetically attracts the attention of historians, geologists and culturologists.
History
In 1722 a squadron of 3 ships under the command of a Dutch traveler, Admiral Jacob Roggeveen (Dutch Jacob Roggeveen; 1659-1729), heading from South America in search of the riches of the Unknown Southern Land (Latin Terra Australis Incognita), on Sunday 7 April, the day of Christian Easter, discovered in southern region Pacific Ocean is a small island. At a council convened by the admiral, the ship captains signed a resolution announcing the opening of a new island. Surprised travelers found that on Easter Island (as the sailors immediately dubbed it) three different races coexist peacefully: reds, blacks and white people. The locals met the travelers differently: some waved their hands in a friendly manner, while others threw stones at uninvited guests.
The Polynesians, the inhabitants of Oceania, call the island "Rapa Nui" (rap. Rapa Nui - Big Rapa), however, the islanders themselves call their homeland "Te-Pito-o-te-Henua" (rap. Te-Pito-o -te-henua, which means " the center of the world»).
Formed by a series of large volcanic eruptions, the secluded island has been home to seabird colonies for millions of years. And its steep, steep banks marked the route of navigation for the ships of Polynesian seafarers.
Legends say that about 1200 years ago, King Hotu Mato-a descended on the sandy beach of Anakena and began to colonize the island. Then, for many centuries, a mysterious society existed on this island lost in the ocean. For unknown reasons, the islanders have been carving giant statues known as "moai". These idols are considered one of the most inexplicable ancient artifacts on Earth today. The islanders built villages from houses of an unusual, elliptical shape. Presumably, the newly arrived settlers adapted their boats for temporary housing by turning them upside down. Then houses began to be built in a similar way, most of the hundreds of such buildings were destroyed by the missionaries.
By the time the island was discovered, its population was 3-4 thousand people. The first settlers found lush vegetation on the island. Giant palm trees (up to 25 m in height) grew in abundance here, which were cut down for the construction of houses and boats. People brought here a variety of plants, which perfectly took root in the soil enriched with volcanic ash. By 1500, the population of the island was already 7-9 thousand people.
As the population grew, separate clans were formed, concentrated in different parts Easter Islands, connected by the general construction of statues and the cult that arose around them.
In 1862, Peruvian slave traders took out most of the inhabitants of the island and destroyed their original culture. In 1888, Rapa Nui was annexed to Chile. Today, the islanders are engaged in fishing, agriculture - the cultivation of sugar cane, taro, sweet potatoes, bananas, and also work on cattle farms and make souvenirs for tourists.
Sights and mysteries of Rapa Nui
Despite its small size, Easter Island has many attractions, both natural and man-made. In 1995, the Rapa Nui National Park (Spanish: el Parque Nacional de Rapa Nui National) was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Register.
The whole territory of the island is archaeological reserve, one amazing open-air museum.
Easter Island has 2 sandy beach: located in the northern part of the island, Anakena beach (Spanish Playa Anakena), one of the few beaches where swimming is officially allowed, a great place for surfers. The second beautiful deserted beach, located along the southern coast of the island, is a real gem called Ovahe (Spanish Playa Ovahe). Ovahe is surrounded by picturesque cliffs, it is much larger than Anaken.
The main attraction of the island and an unsolved mystery that has haunted scientists for centuries, of course, are the Moai sculptures. Huge ancient statues rise almost everywhere along the southern part of the island.
It is not known why the islanders began to massively create gigantic statues. Their incomprehensible obsession subsequently led to a catastrophic depletion of forest resources. The forest needed to transport the giant moai was cut down mercilessly. The first monolithic sculptures as tall as a man were made from basalt. Then the islanders began to make huge statues (more than 10 m high, weighing up to 20 tons) from soft volcanic tuff (compressed volcanic ash), an ideal material for sculpting. Located a little in the depths of the island, the Rano Raraku crater (Spanish Rano Raraku; small dormant volcano height up to 150 m.) is a place where famous giants were carved. Hundreds of islanders worked on their creation from morning to evening. Today, here you can see all the stages of painstaking work, unfinished figures are scattered right there. Probably, the manufacture of statues by skilled sculptors took place in compliance with numerous ceremonies and rituals. If a defect occurred during the making of the statue, which was considered a sign of the devil, the carvers abandoned the work and took on another.
When the statue was hewn and the bridge connecting it to the crater rock was cut off, the figure rolled down the slope. At the base of the crater, the statues were placed upright and finalized here. How were the massive moai then transported to various places on the island? Statues weighed up to 82 tons at a height of up to 10 m. Sometimes they were moved and installed at distances over 20 km!
As the Easter legends say, the moai ... went to their places on their own. Some researchers believed they were being dragged. They later came to the conclusion that the figures moved in an upright position. What it really looked like remains one more, unsolved riddle Easter Island civilization.
In 1868 the British tried to take one of the statues home. However, they abandoned this venture, limiting themselves to a small bust (2.5 m high). It was installed in the British Museum in London. Hundreds of natives and the entire crew of the ship took part in the process of transporting and loading the "baby".
At the site, the statues were installed on ahu (rap. Ahu) - polished stone platforms of various sizes, slightly inclined towards the sea. Then the final stage of the creation of cult figures took place - the installation of eyes made of volcanic glass or coral. The heads of many stone idols were decorated with “hats” (rap. Pukao) of reddish rock.
The moai pedestals are more than 3 m high, the length is up to 150 m, and the weight of the stone slabs that make them up is up to 10 tons. Near the crater of the volcano, about 200 unfinished figures were found, among which there are giants over 20 m in length.
Over time, the number of moai reached 1000, which made it possible to build an almost continuous line of monuments along the coast of Rapa Nui. The reason why the inhabitants of the tiny island spent time and energy creating numerous giants remains a mystery today.
It is believed that the sculptures of Easter Island were images of noble representatives of the clans. The statue's typical design - legless, with an angular, somber face, protruding chin, tightly compressed lips, and a low forehead - remains one of Easter Island's greatest mysteries. All statues (except for seven moai located in the middle of the island) stand on the coast and "look" into the sky towards the island. Some experts consider them to be the guardians of the dead, who with powerful backs protected the deceased from natural elements. Mysterious giants, silently lined up on the coast, with their backs to the Pacific Ocean, are like a powerful army guarding the peace of their possessions.
Despite some primitiveness of the moai, the statues are mesmerizing. The giants look especially impressive in the evening, in the rays of the setting sun, when only huge, blood-curdling silhouettes appear against the sky ...
So, the Rapa Nui civilization reached its heyday, then something terrible happened.
An ominous story of merciless use was revealed natural resources and the ruin of the island. The Europeans who set foot on Easter Island for the first time were amazed how people could survive in such a desolate place. It ceased to be a mystery when the latest research showed that in ancient times the island was covered with dense forest, there was an abundant tropical paradise here.
Apparently, the resources of the island seemed inexhaustible, trees were cut down for the construction of dwellings and canoes, and giant palms - for transporting moai.
The destruction of the forest has led to soil erosion and depletion. Poor harvests, lack of food led to armed conflicts between the island clans, moai - symbols of power and success - were overthrown. The struggle intensified over time, according to legend, the winners ate their enemies to gain strength. In the southwestern part of Rapa Nui there is a cave "Ana Kai Tangata", the name of which is ambiguous: it can mean "a cave where people eat", or maybe - "a cave where people were eaten." The Rapa Nui culture, which had formed over the past 300 years, collapsed.
Due to the lack of forest, the islanders were cut off from the outside world even more than before. Even fishing proved to be difficult for them. Easter Island has become a devastated, desolate stretch of land with depleted soil, with about 750 survivors. In these conditions, the cult of the bird-man was born here. Over time, it acquired the status of the dominant religion on the island, which was practiced until 1866-1867.
Due to the lack of material for building a canoe and the ability to sail away from the island, the Rapanui people watched with envy the birds soaring in the sky.
On the edge of the Rano-Kao crater was founded the ritual village of Orongo (rap. Orongo), where the god of fertility Makemake (rap. MakeMake) was worshiped and a kind of competition was held between men of different clans.
In the spring, each clan selected the most physically prepared warriors who needed to descend from steep slopes to the sea teeming with sharks, swim to one of the islands and bring from there an unharmed egg of a sea bird, a dark mallard (Latin Onychoprion fuscatus). The warrior who was the first to deliver the egg was proclaimed the Bird-Man (the earthly incarnation of the deity Makemake). He received awards and special privileges, and his tribe received the right to rule the island for a year, until the next competition.
Unique sights of Orongo are also hundreds of petroglyphs that have survived for centuries, carved by the Bird-Man in solid basalt rock. It is believed that the petroglyphs represent the winners of the annual competition. About 480 such petroglyphs have been found around Orongo.
The culture of Rapanui began to revive, perhaps the inhabitants of the island would again be able to flourish, but in December 1862 ships of Peruvian slave traders moored to the island and took away all the able-bodied inhabitants of the island. At the time, the economy was booming and needed labor. Due to poor nutrition, unbearable working conditions and disease, no more than a hundred islanders survived. And only thanks to the intervention of France, the surviving residents of Rapa Nui were returned to the island. At the time of the annexation of the island to Chile in 1888, about 200 indigenous people lived here.
Missionaries who arrived on the island found a decaying society here, it did not take long for its inhabitants to convert to Christianity. Changes were immediately made to the clothing of the indigenous population, or rather, its complete absence. The original lands were taken away from the inhabitants of the island, they lived in a small part of the island, while the arrived farmers used the rest of the land for agriculture.
Tattoos were banned, houses and ritual shrines were destroyed, and Rapanui works of art were destroyed. All wooden sculptures of the island, religious artifacts, and, most importantly, "" (rap. Rongo Rongo) - wooden planks of the "talking tree", speckled with a unique script, were destroyed. Easter Island is the only island in Polynesia, whose inhabitants developed their own writing system. Ancient legends, traditions, religious chants were carved with a shark's tooth on planks of dark toromiro wood, only a few of which have survived to this day. Cohau plaques with inscribed on them images of a winged bird-man, frogs, turtles, lizards, stars, crosses and spirals are another mystery of the outlandish island, which scientists have not been able to decipher for more than 130 years. Now there are only 25 left rongo rongo scattered in museums around the world.
In 1988, Rapa Nui presented scientists with another surprise. During excavations in a small swamp in the interior of the island, Australian scientists found the remains of a medieval knight in full gear, sitting on a war horse. In the peat, which has conservative properties, the knight and the horse are well preserved. Judging by his armor, the knight was a member of the German Catholic Livonian Order (1237-1562). Gold Hungarian ducats minted in 1326 were found in a belt wallet; these coins were in circulation in Poland and Lithuania. Scientists have been unable to explain how the rider ended up thousands of kilometers away on a remote pacific island... Before the discovery of America (1492) from 1326 there were more than 150 years! Thoughts about the existence of the phenomenon of teleportation involuntarily come to mind. No more convincing arguments explaining the appearance of the medieval knight-crusader on Easter Island have been found to this day.
A little sad digression
The phenomenal Easter Island, which is a small piece of land (only 165 m²), at the time of the construction of the mysterious giants was 3-4 times larger than before. Some part of it, like Atlantis, disappeared under water. In calm, sunny weather, areas of flooded land are visible through the water column. There is even such an incredible version: the mysterious Easter Island is a tiny surviving part of the ancestor of mankind, the mythical continent Lemuria, which sank about 4 million years ago.
And the island-pearl, located in Oceania far from civilization, prompts certain thoughts and conclusions. The history of Easter Island is a miniature copy of the history of our time. She is able to teach an object lesson to us, the inhabitants of the planet Earth. All of us, in essence, are inhabitants of an island floating in the endless ocean.
On a tiny piece of land, which is Easter Island, the consequences of a barbaric attitude towards nature and ruthless deforestation are well traced. The inhabitants, continuing their monstrous actions, probably prayed to their gods to make up for the damage done to their land. To continue to abuse her further.
What could the gods do? There is only one thing - to reason with the man who cut down the last tree. The man understood that this tree was the last one, nevertheless, he cut it down. This is the most terrible tragedy modernity ...
author Koksana Khabaridze asked a question in the section Other about cities and countries
Which Country does Easter Island belong to? and got the best answer
Answer from Kostya Vlasov [guru]
TO CHILE
OL9; line PaL9; skhi (Dutch Paasch-Eyland, Spanish Isla de Pascua) - an island in the South Pacific, Chile. The local name of the island is Rapa Nui (Rapa Nui). Area - 163.6 km². Coordinates - 27 ° 07R42; NS. NS. 109 ° 21R42; h. (G).
Along with the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, it is the most remote inhabited island in the world. Chile's mainland coast is 3,703 km away, with Pitcairn Island, the closest populated area, - 1819 km. The island was discovered by the Dutch traveler Jacob Roggeven on Easter Sunday in 1722.
The capital of the island and its only city is Hanga Roa. A total of 3.7 thousand people live on the island (2005).
Rapa Nui is largely known for its moai, or stone statues made of compressed volcanic ash, which, according to local beliefs, contain the supernatural power of the ancestors of the first king of Easter Island, Hotu Matu'a. Chile annexed in 1888. In 1995 national park Rapa Nui has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Answer from Mikhail Bobreshov[active]
Interestingly, Easter Island is projected through the center of the Earth to Lhasa (Rasa) in Tibet.
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Answer from Mila novitskaya[guru]
Now owned by Chile since 1988
Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world, and thanks in large part to its isolation, Rapa Nui's history is unique. There are many scientific hypotheses and guesses regarding the time of the settlement of Rapa Nui, the race of local residents, the reasons for the death of a unique civilization, whose representatives built huge stone statues (moai) and knew writing (rongorongo), which has not yet been deciphered by linguists. With the discovery of the island in 1722 by the Dutch traveler Jacob Roggeven and the appearance of the first Catholic missionaries, radical changes took place in the life of the Rapanui: the hierarchical relations that existed in the past were forgotten, the practice of cannibalism was discontinued. In the middle of the 19th century locals became the object of the slave trade, as a result of which most of the Rapanui people died, and with them many elements of the unique local culture were lost. On September 9, 1888, the island was annexed by Chile. In the 20th century, Rapa Nui became an object of great interest for scientific researchers trying to unravel the mysteries of the disappeared Rapanui civilization (among them was the Norwegian traveler Thor Heyerdahl). During this time, there were some improvements in the infrastructure of the island and the quality of life of the Rapanui people. In 1995, Rapa Nui National Park became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the 21st century, the island continues to attract tourists from all over the world, and tourism has become the main source of income for the local population.
