Polynesian Expansion

How many Islands are in Polynesia?

• 100
• 10,000
• 1,000
• Many more

The first people of New Zealand

• Maori

• Tahitian

• Micronesian

• Melanesian

A spirited Maori war dance

• daka

• maka

• waka

• haka

The Maori word for New Zealand, meaning the land of the long white cloud

• Tahiti

• Aoteaeroa

• Caledonia

• Guinea

Polynesia is located in which ocean?

• Pacific
• Indian
• Atlantic
• Indian

People spread into Polynesia mainly from

• The USA
• Australia
• South East Asia
• Europe

People have lived in Polynesia for about...

• 60000 years
• 20000 years
• 200 years
• 1500 years

The nothernmost point in Polynesia is

• Hawaii
• New Zealand
• Australia
• Easter Island

The southernmost point in Polynesia is...

• Hawaii
• New Zealand
• Australia
• Easter Island

Polynesian people travelled between the islands on...

• Steam ships

• Submarines

• Longboats also known as vaka (waka) and moana

• canoes known as vaka (waka) and moana