The Lapita people & migration

Looking at someone's genes and comparing it to others to trace back their ancestors and where they came from?

• Language studies

• DNA mapping

• Cultural studies

• Oral history

Definition: the movement of people from one region to another

What word matches the definition?

• Migration

• Artifacts

• DNA mapping

• Sailing

What is one thing that Pacific islanders did NOT use in wayfinding and navigation?

• Compass

• Stars and constellations

• Observations from nature like clouds, coral reefs, birds, etc.

• Outrigger canoes

Which of the following was not used to explain patterns of migration in the Pacific?

• Racial studeis
• DNA studies 
• Language studies
• Early written records

Using comparisons of physical features to try to determine the pattern of settlement

• DNA studies
• Racial studies
• Language studies
• Cultural studies

Unique form of pottery used only in the Pacific and used to show patterns of migration.

• Rosetta stone
• Lapita
• Tapa
• Sand stone

What are natural resources? 

• Products created by humans
• Materials or substances that occur in nature
• Animals found in nature used for food
• Things in nature used for food

The number of people on the planet continues increasing.

• True
• False

Moving into a new country to live there permanently.

• push factor
• immigrate
• density
• packing up

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world

• true
• false