Name ______________________   Period _______
 Voyage of the Beagle Questions   

1.  When did the Beagle set sail from Devenport, England #1? __________________________

2.  The object of the expedition was: to complete the survey of Patagonia and __________________.  To survey the shores of _______________, ________________ and some islands in the Pacific.

3. What has caused  the soil of Porto Praya #2 to be unfit for vegetation? ______________________________

4.  Name two animals Darwin saw near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #3.  _______________  and ______________

5.  Does Maldonado, Uruguay #4 border the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean? ____________________

6.  Name two fossil animals Darwin found on the beach in Buenos Aires, Argentina #5._____________

7.  Which animals are larger the ancient fossil mammals or the modern mammals? ________________________

8.  January 9, 1834.  Darwin found the the land mass for a distance of 1200 miles had been uplifted ________________ of feet above sea level. 

9.  Darwin knew this land in Argentina #6 was underwater at one time because he found ______________ on the land.

10. Savages were seen in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina #7 on this date. _____________________________

11.  January 19, 1835.  Bay of S.Carlos Chile #8  What geological event did Darwin see? __________________________

12. February 20, 1835.  What geologic event did Darwin feel? ____________ Where was he? ________

13. After the earthquake destroyed the villages in Consepci'on, Chile #10 a ________________________ washed away the ruins.

14. Name the ocean current that keeps the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador #11 cool? ______________

15. How many finch species did Darwin find on the Galapagos Islands? ____________

16. Why do the fiches have different beaks? ______________________________________________________

17. What do short-necked turtles eat? ______________________

18. In Tahiti Island, French Polynesia #12, the Beagle was surrounded by natives in  _______________.

19. Sydney, Australia #13.   Name the 3 flightless birds. _______________________________________

20.. The Cocos Islands #14 are lagoon-islands made of __________________ formation.

21. Is Port Louis, Mauritius #15 in the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean? _____________________

22. July 19, 1836 Ascension #16  How were these islands formed? ___________________________________

23. When did Darwin return to Falmouth, England #17? _______________________________