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Migration and Navigation

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Migration

a)

Material in cells that is passed from parents to their children.

b)

The arts, beliefs, and customs, or ways of a people.

c)

Moving from one country to another to settle in another one.

d)

A dark, skinned people who settled in the New Guinea.

2.

Material in cells that is passed from parents to their children.

a)

NNA

b)

DNA

c)

DDA

d)

None of the above

3.

A dark, skinned people who settled in New Guinea.

a)

Asians

b)

Australians

c)

Austronesians

d)

Australoids

4.

The art or skill of sailing where you want to go.

a)

Migration

b)

DNA

c)

Navigation

d)

Culture

5.

The arts, beliefs, and customs, or ways of a people.

a)

Country

b)

Culture

c)

Navigation

d)

Migration

6.

"Micro" means:

a)

Large

b)

Dark

c)

Brown

d)

Small

7.

"Mela" means:

a)

Small

b)

White

c)

Dark

d)

Many

8.

"Poly" means:

a)

Small

b)

Many

c)

Dark

d)

Light

9.

Ways scientists used to find out which people were related. Select all that apply.

a)

Culture

b)

Age

c)

Language

d)

DNA

10.

Light brown skin farmers from Asia who eventually moved from the Philippine Islands to the Marianas and east to the rest of Micronesia and Polynesia.

a)

Australoids

b)

Austronesians

c)

Australians

d)

Austrians

11.

Reasons for Migration (Before). Select all that apply.

a)

Forced Out

b)

Found by Accident

c)

Better School

d)

Overpopulation

12.

Who is Mau Piailug?

a)

Master Navigator

b)

Master Musician

c)

Master Magician

d)

Master Scientist

13.

Mau Piailug is from the Island of ___________________.

a)

Satawal

b)

Guam

c)

Saipan

d)

Rota

14.

Compass

a)

The main body of an outrigger canoe.

b)

An instrument with a needle that always points north.

c)

A star that never moves.

d)

Plants raised by people.

15.

The main body of an outrigger canoe.

a)

Hull

b)

Basket

c)

Swell

d)

Wayfinding

16.

Using the stars, sun, moon, wind, birds, and waves to find land.

a)

Swell

b)

Wayfinding

c)

Hull

d)

Compass

17.

A star that never moves. It is always right above the North Pole. It is used in navigation.

a)

Starwars

b)

North Star

c)

South Star

d)

None of the above

18.

A canoe with a thin float joined to the main body, or hull.

a)

Outrigger Canoe

b)

Hull

c)

Course

d)

Crops

19.

Smaller, 25-30 ft.long, both ends could either be the front or back.

a)

Polynesian Canoe

b)

Micronesian Canoe

20.

Large, looked like 2 canoes joined together and could carry 50 or more people.

a)

Polynesian Canoe

b)

Micronesian Canoe

21.

It is a group of stars shaped like a cross, it tells which way is south.

a)

Wayfinding

b)

North Star

c)

Southern Cross

d)

North Cross

22.

Canoes usually made of ________________.

a)

Metal

b)

Koa wood

c)

Coconut wood

d)

Cacao

23.

Sail was made of woven ____________________

a)

Pandan Leaf

b)

Palm Leaf

c)

Pandanus Leaf

d)

Coconut Leaf