Geographical Location
What is Polynesia?
Polynesia is the name given to a group of islands found in the Pacific Ocean.
How many subregions are there?
3
Is a volcano a landscape or a land form?
Landform
How did the The Pacific explorers travel?
The Pacific explorers travelled in sail-powered canoes
The Pacific people were mainly f--------
Fisherman
Polynesia includes all the islands inside what is called the....?
The ‘Polynesian Triangle’.
Which sub region contains the largest islands?
Melanesia
Which 3 islands are volcanic islands?
Hawaii, New Zealand and Easter Island
What type of material did the Polynesian explorers use to make the sails for their canoes?
Their sails were made from woven leaves
Why did the Pacific people embark on these dangerous voyages?
They may have wished to escape:
- Warfare, overcrowding, resource and food shortages on their home islands
- Natural disasters such as tsunamis or volcanic eruptions
- Diseases such as malaria
Name the three corners of the triangle?
New Zealand, Hawaii, Easter Island
Micronesia
The Polynesian journey across the Pacific was complete when the islands of New _________________ were settled.
New Zealand
What kind of canoes did they use to travel?
Double-hulled canoes.
The Polynesians were considered great n--------- (guides) and sailors who saw the ocean as an important part of their world.
Navigators
Identify 3 islands found within the Polynesian Triangle.
Tonga, Cook islands, Samoa
Which sub region has Hawaii in the north, Easter
Island in the east and New Zealand in the south-west
Polynesia
What % is the Pacific Ocean covering the Earths surface?
30%
Which island presented a very different climate and environment for its Polynesian settlers to adapt to?
New Zealand
What did Polynesians use to tell them where they were and which direction they should go in?
Using the stars, birds, wind and waves
The Pacific islands region is divided into three sub-regions:
Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
How many islands are found throughout the pacific?
20, 000
How many active volcanoes are there in New Zealand?
12
Between 1200 and 1000 BCE, the Polynesian explorers reached which 3 islands?
HINT: They are well known islands.
Samoa, Tonga and Fiji.
How many people could the largest of canoes carry?
300 people.