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WorksheetsLessons from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and Maori New Zealand
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does Rapa Nui mean in English?
Small flat island of beauty
The still Sargasso
The land of the white cloud
The center of the Earth
New Zealand (or Aotearoa) experienced three tsunamis before European settlement. What caused those three tsunamis?
Unknown causes
Volcanic Eruption and earthquakes
Earthquakes and landslides
Volcanic Eruption and the atmosphere
What practise did the people of Rapa Nui turn to after their food depleted?
fishing
cannibalism
hunting
leaving the island
How were the islands of the Polynesian triangle formed?
Old coral reefs formed atolls
Underwater Volcanic Eruptions
Water levels decreasing, uncovering mountains
Pieces of land that broke off Australia, South Asia, and South America
When the Europeans arrived on Rapa Nui in 1722, what was the population of the island?
2000
900
3000
10,000
Who named Aotearoa?
The first cheif's wife
The explorer that discovered the island
The first chief
By a woman who had a dream about the island named Hotu
How long ago was Aotearoa discovered by Europeans?
About 700 years ago
About 350 years ago
About 200 years ago
About 550 years ago
Where is New Zealand located?
Southern Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
What did the Polynesians do which was sustainable?
Throw rotten sweet potatoes in the ocean
Wipe out species, eg the moa
Cut down trees
Trade
What ecological lesson(s) can we learn from ancient Polynesia?
conservation rahui from the Maori
hunting the Moa to extinction
cutting down the palm trees on Rapa Nui
introduce new species of animals
