4. Records of the missions of Baja California in the form of baptisms and burial records provide
an ideal opportunity to examine the consequences of what is known as the \"Colombian
Exchange,\" the movement of organisms large and small between the Old and New Worlds after
the appearance of Columbus in 1492. The data below are two time series of the numbers of
baptisms at two Central Baja missions, San Jose de Comondu and San Gertrudis. The data are for
the decade 1770 - 1779.
(a)
How would you generally describe the trend of baptisms for the two missions over this period?
Do the missions appear to show similar trends? Justify your response by appealing to the graph.
(b)
One of the influences of the meeting of the Old and New Worlds was the transmission of
diseases to the native populations, who had developed no natural immunity from European
diseases. If there were anecdotal evidence for an outbreak of disease during this time, which
mission and what year seems to be the most likely candidate? Again, justify your response by
appealing to the graph.
(a)
How would you generally describe the trend of baptisms for the two missions over this period?
Do the missions appear to show similar trends? Justify your response by appealing to the graph.
(b)
One of the influences of the meeting of the Old and New Worlds was the transmission of
diseases to the native populations, who had developed no natural immunity from European
diseases. If there were anecdotal evidence for an outbreak of disease during this time, which
mission and what year seems to be the most likely candidate? Again, justify your response by
appealing to the graph.
Solution.
4. Records of the missions of Baja California in the form of baptism.pdf
1. 4. Records of the missions of Baja California in the form of baptisms and burial records provide
an ideal opportunity to examine the consequences of what is known as the "Colombian
Exchange," the movement of organisms large and small between the Old and New Worlds after
the appearance of Columbus in 1492. The data below are two time series of the numbers of
baptisms at two Central Baja missions, San Jose de Comondu and San Gertrudis. The data are for
the decade 1770 - 1779.
(a)
How would you generally describe the trend of baptisms for the two missions over this period?
Do the missions appear to show similar trends? Justify your response by appealing to the graph.
(b)
One of the influences of the meeting of the Old and New Worlds was the transmission of
diseases to the native populations, who had developed no natural immunity from European
diseases. If there were anecdotal evidence for an outbreak of disease during this time, which
mission and what year seems to be the most likely candidate? Again, justify your response by
appealing to the graph.
(a)
How would you generally describe the trend of baptisms for the two missions over this period?
Do the missions appear to show similar trends? Justify your response by appealing to the graph.
(b)
One of the influences of the meeting of the Old and New Worlds was the transmission of
diseases to the native populations, who had developed no natural immunity from European
diseases. If there were anecdotal evidence for an outbreak of disease during this time, which
mission and what year seems to be the most likely candidate? Again, justify your response by
appealing to the graph.
Solution
