Polynesia 3

There are a number of theories that seek to explain what happened to the palm trees on Easter Island. These evidenced-based theories involve:

• Rats

• Humans

• Changes to the climate

• Alien invasion

Explain = Describe + ________________

• Identify

• Additional Subscription

• Additional information (example)

• A description

Where is Easter Island?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Easter Ocean

• Antarctic Ocean

The name given to the large statues on Easter Island

• Maori

• Moai

• Moana

• Micronesian

People have lived in Polynesia for about

• 60,000 years

• 20,000 years

• 1,500 years

• 200 years

Which European explorer first made contact with the Polynesian people in 1772?

• James Cook

• Jacob Roggeveen

• Ferdinand Magellan

'Rapa Nui' is the Polynesian name for which island?

• Cook Island

• New Zealand

• Hawaii

• Easter Island

What is a primary source?

• Something created at the time of an event

• Something created after an event

What is a secondary source?

• Something created at the time of an event

• Something made after an event that talks about it

• Something made before an event.