Question

4. How do paragraphs 8-9 contribute to the development of ideas in the article?



The collapse is especially intriguing because it seemingly occurred at “a time in which developed a sophisticated understanding of their environment, built and sustained intensive production and water systems and withstood at least two long-term episodes of aridity,” 6 says B.L. Turner, the lead author of the ASU study. In other words, the Maya were no fools. They knew their environment and how to survive within it — and still they continued deforesting at a rapid pace, until the local environment was unable to sustain their society. One of the lessons of these complementary studies, says climate modeler Robert Oglesby of the University of Nebraska, who worked on the second paper, is that our reshaping of the environment can often have unintended consequences — and we may not have any idea of what they are until it’s too late. For a present-day example, we can even look to another region where the ancient Maya lived, Guatemala, which is undergoing rapid deforestation. “There’s a tremendous amount of change going on in Guatemala,” said Oglesby. “They may be that much more vulnerable to a severe drought.”

Answer 1

@Shadow

Answer 2

I see one paragraph. Where are paragraphs 8-9?

Answer 3

@BlasiannPrincess1

Answer 4

it's two not one
The collapse is especially intriguing because it seemingly occurred at “a time in which developed a sophisticated understanding of their environment, built and sustained intensive production and water systems and withstood at least two long-term episodes of aridity,” 6 says B.L. Turner, the lead author of the ASU study. In other words, the Maya were no fools. They knew their environment and how to survive within it — and still they continued deforesting at a rapid pace, until the local environment was unable to sustain their society.
One of the lessons of these complementary studies, says climate modeler Robert Oglesby of the University of Nebraska, who worked on the second paper, is that our reshaping of the environment can often have unintended consequences — and we may not have any idea of what they are until it’s too late. For a present-day example, we can even look to another region where the ancient Maya lived, Guatemala, which is undergoing rapid deforestation. “There’s a tremendous amount of change going on in Guatemala,” said Oglesby. “They may be that much more vulnerable to a severe drought.”

Answer 5

@Shadow

Answer 6

The theme present in these paragraphs is the influence Mayans had on their environment, leading to their downfall. I don't know what the overarching article is, but the first paragraph is talking about how even though the Mayans were good at utilizing the environment, they still abused it too much and ran themselves into the ground

The second paragraph seems to suggests that either the Mayans choices in the past are having some impact on today, or that Guatemala is seeing a repeat of human's choices causing large scale environmental consequences.

Answer 7

Hopefully that gives you an idea of what's happening there.

Answer 8

thanks