1. Easter Island was once a luscious Island that was home to various species of plants and animals. Scientists have preformed many test to see what this deserted Island was once like. By studying pollen and nut casings scientists found that Easter Island had a diverse forest. These trees that were in the forest supported the island so it could survive. They used trees for building houses, canoes, fuel wood, and even for a source of food. However the residents of Easter Island were using the trees, and other resources faster than they could come back, and eventually they killed them off.
2. Easter Island is a perfect way to express the saying "you don't know what you have till it's gone." The people of Easter Island used the trees and other resources as if there were an infinite amount of them, but there wasn't. Today, we know about renewable and non-renewable resources, but some of our resources we are using up faster than they can come back. If we don't slow down the processes or do something about it we may run into some big issues like the people of Easter Island did.
