1. Dennis Lee Wilson
Charles A Darwin
12-11-2013
4th hour:

2. Darwin’s Observations:
Darwin’s visit to the Galapagos Islands
 Charles Darwin was born in Shrewsbury,
England, on February 12, 1809. In 1831.
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3. Summary of hotspots/ theory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOCf
b9ox_90&feature=player_embedded

4. How a hotspot creates an island
chain:

5. Where your island chain is currently
located:

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/ha
w_formation.html

6. What tectonic plates your island is
on/speed:
Hotspots are magma-rich locations within
the upper mantle that cause volcanic
activity in the crust of the earth directly
above the hotspots.
 Hawaii and the Galapagos Islands are
prominent examples of hotspot-related
land masses.


7. Names of islands in the chain:
Galapagos
 For billions of years, nature has flourished
here relatively undisturbed.
 Learn about all things Galapagos, from the
incredible wildlife to the dynamic geology
and much more.


8. Ages of islands in the chain:
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/arch
ive/2006/06_03_30.html
 http://pages.uoregon.edu/drt/Research/V
olcanic%20Galapagos/presentation.view@
_id=9889959127044&_page=2&_part=0&
.html


9. History of the island:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm
=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCkQtwIwAA&u
rl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.nationalgeographic.com%2Fvi
deo%2Fplaces%2Fparks-and-nature-places%2Fcoastsandislands%2Fecuador_galapagos%2F&ei=SX2oUvqTL6WE
yAHxw4CoBA&usg=AFQjCNHfXd-fdIB6xOPZ2sYC87KxnU_zg&bvm=bv.57799294,d.aWc