1

What environmental factors limit Montana’s ability to raise livestock and grow crops? Why did the first Native Americans who resided in Montana remain hunter-gatherers rather than begin to farm and raise livestock?

2

What factors have impacted the timber industry in Montana? Why has there been an increase in forest fires in the state’s forest land? What is the natural role of fire in a healthy forest?

3

What were the four factors that allowed Easter Islanders to carve and erect the large amount of statues and platforms in all of Polynesia? Why did these elements facilitate their statue-building goals?

4

What factors affect deforestation in the Pacific Islands? Why was Easter Island the hardest hit?

5

Describe the relationship between three islands of Polynesia: Pitcairn, Henderson and Mangareva. What resources did each of the islands have to offer? Why did the decline of one island impact the others...