2. Humboldt current
• Cold water, produces temperature
inversions, little rainfall, dry areas.
Effects of the current in Galapagos
• Rainfall: 60 to 10 mm
• Temperature: between 21° - 29°c
3. Water for animals and plants
• Giant tortoises can withstand lack of
water for a year
• Sea Lions take water from the fish
they consume
• Palo Santo tree are without leaves
during droughts
4. Water for humans in Galápagos
• Santa Cruz island has brackish water
located in crevices near the shore
• San Cristobal island has a permanent
source of subterranean water
• Isabela island has water extracted from
wells
• Floreana island has small springs with
water
5. Vocabulary
Lack: the absence of somrthing
Withstand: undamaged or unaffected by
Procreating: to produce r generate
Drought: period of low precipitatin
Brackish Water: a mixture of rain water and sea
water.
Crevices: fracture or fissure in rock
