1. Galapagos Islands

2. I. The Islands A. Location 1. Pacific Ocean 2. On the Equator
miles west of Ecuador

3. On the Equator which direction does water spiral down a drain?
A movable sink is placed a few feet to the right into the Northern Hemisphere. There, as the water drained, the vortex went counter clockwise. When repeated in the Southern Hemisphere it traveled clockwise.

4. B. History
1. Once known as the Enchanted Isles
2. Became a part of Ecuador in 1832
3. Studied by Darwin in 1835
4. Post office 1800

5. C. Other Information 1. Tortoise – Spanish 2. Archipelago ~
15 major islands
3. Volcanic
4. Cool, dry climate
5. Cooled by the Peru Current
6. Total area - 3,029 square miles
7. National park & wildlife sanctuary

6. II. Rules Stay on the trails B. Don’t feed the Animals
C. Don’t take any food
D. Don’t touch the animals
E. Don’t disturb any animal
F. Don’t startle or chase
G. Don’t take anything

7. L. Must go with a guide M. Take lots of $$$
Take only memories and pictures
I. Don’t leave anything
J. No graffiti
K. No smoking!
L. Must go with a guide
M. Take lots of $$$
$25,000 = $1.00 US ($1,000 = 4c) April 2000

8. floated III. Animals 1. Birds – flew or were lost at sea 2. Tortoise –
A. How did they get there?
1. Birds –
flew or were lost at sea
2. Tortoise –
floated

9. 3. Iguana, lava lizard, and snakes –
Vegetation rafts
4. Seeds –
Wind and birds

10. 6. Bats, sea lions, & rice rats –
5. Goats, pigs, burrows, and dogs –
brought by man
6. Bats, sea lions, & rice rats –
only native land mammals

11. a. Marine B. Kinds i. Only iguana that feeds in water
ii. Eats only seaweed
iii. Spits salt water
iv. Vicious looking

12. b. Land Iguana
i. Never goes in water
ii. Travels mostly alone
iii. Eats cactus
iv. Endangered

13. 2. Birds a. Flightless Cormorant b. Frigate Bird c. Swallowtail Gull
Comorant

14. d. Blue-footed Boobie
e. Red-footed Boobie
f. Masked Boobie
g. Brown Pelican

15. h. Penguin
i. Albatross
j. Darwin Finch – 13 species

16. 3. Other
a. Sally light foot crab
b. Galapagos Tortoise

17. c. Fur seal
d. Sea lion