Galapagos Islands - Free Games & Activities for Kids

The Galapagos Islands are a group of islands in the Pacific ocean that belong to Ecuador. The island is famous for having many native animals including giant tortoises that are found nowhere else on earth.

Biological diversity, or biodiversity, is important to the health of the world's ecosystems. The variety within and between all species of plants, animals and microorganisms and the ecosystems where they live and interact is biodiversity. The diversity of species is not evenly distributed throughout the planet because life depends on factors like temperature, altitude, brain and the presence of other species. We can prove this because tropical regions support more life than polar regions. Biodiversity is important to sustaining life on earth because it prevents anyone species from throwing the balance of nature out of order.

Islands are areas of land mass that are not connected to a continent and are surrounded by water. A group of islands is called Archipelago. There are two main types of islands, continental islands in oceanic island. Islands can be found in all bodies of water. They are very small islands and large islands. The largest island in the world is the country of Greenland. Some people believe Australia is the largest island but it is considered a continent.

Classroom activities and games about the Galapagos Islands

Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands quiz game

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