Intro
True or False: Cook Islands is made up of islands and atolls
True
Name a natural disaster than can occur in Niue and Cook Islands
Tsunami, earthquake, tropical cyclone, hurricane
What is someone from Niue called?
a Niuean
What is the lowest point in Niue (above sea level)
0m (the Pacific Ocean)
insular
relating to or from an island
How many islands make up Polynesia?
Over 1 000
True or False: Bird of Paradise is a type of bird found in Cook Islands
False: Bird of Paradise is a flower
What religion was most of Niue and Cook Islands converted to by Europeans?
Christianity
What is the name of the largest terrestrial arthropod? (It's found in Niue and Cook Islands)
Coconut Crab or Uga
endemic
restricted or peculiar to a locality or region
What type of boundary causes the Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone?
Convergent plate boundary
What is the other name for the Mangaia Kingfisher?
Mewing Kingfisher
True or False: Niue uses more renewable energy than non-renewable
False: 84% of their energy is non-renewable
Any land that can be used for agriculture, including cropland and fallows.
fallows
pieces of uncultivated land
What are the three points of the Polynesian triangle?
New Zealand, Hawaii, and Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
What is the only land mammal found in Niue and Cook Islands?
(3 answers are accepted)
the Insular Flying Fox, Pacific Flying Fox, or Peka
What are the three official languages of Cook Islands?
English, Cook Island Maori (Rarotongan), and Pukapukan
What is the major ethnic group of the Cook Islands
Cook Island Maori
animism
the belief that everything has a spirit (plants, animals, objects)
What is the average precipitation in Niue and Cook Islands?
2 000mm
Katuali
What were the spirits in Niue beliefs called?
Hint for half points
Aitu
What is the name of the highest point in the Cook Islands?
Te Manga
motu
an islet found around atolls with vegetation