Miss Irons
Polynesia
Semester 1
Polynesia
8HSIEY
100

What year did I graduate from uni?

2025 (2 weeks ago)

100

What is another name for Rapa Nui

Easter Island

100

What is sports tourism? Provide an example

Traveling for the purpose of participating in or watching sports eg travelling for the olympics

100

What are the two types of canoes we learnt about?

Double Hulled and Outrigger

100

Who was ranked the highest in our class in HSIE?

Shivang

200

What siblings do I have? (how many, older/younger, brother/sister)

1 older brother

200

What is drift voyaging? 

Theory by Thor Heyerdahl, proven false, that the Polynesians explored by accident with no intentional direction etc

200

What are three examples of cultural exchange between Australia and China?

Movies, food, language, art, China Town etc

200

Name 3 methods of Wayfinding (navigation)

Stars/celestial, Wave swells/patterns, wind, migrating birds, marine animals, Sun, tides, clouds

200

Who has the highest attendance in HSIE? 

Kurt (100%)

300

Who is my best friend in HSIE

Miss Kelly

300

What are the 3 regions in the Pacific? (ends with Nesia)

Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia

300

What is liveability?

The quality of a place that supports well-being and quality of life, how good it is to live somewhere

300

What are the names of the statues on Rapa Nui?

Moai

300

Who had the most growth between semester 1 and 2?

Asifkhan (Jinan second most)

400

Name 2 other classes that I teach

7W culture

7B HSIE
9.3 HSIE

400

What are the two theories about Polynesian expansion? (Where from & 1 piece of evidence for each)

South America - Sweet Potato plants, genetics etc

South East Asia - Language, Lapita pottery, genetics 

400

What are 2 positive and 2 negative impacts of tourism?

P - boosts economy, provides jobs, share culture and natural wonders, education

N - Overcrowding, pollution, environmental damage

400

What does Mela, Micro, Poly and Nesia mean?

Mela-black, micro-small, poly-many, nesia-island

400

Who contributed the most in class discussions? 

Khadija, Dania, Shivang, Jinan

500

Name 5 other members of HSIE

Miss Tran, Miss Edgington, Mr Stewart, Mr Fernandes, Miss Doran, Mr Kelly & Ms Ahmed

500

Name a country in Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia

Micro - Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Guam, Kiribati

Mela - PNG, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu & Fiji

Poly - Samoa, Tonga, Rapa Nui, Cook Islands, Tuvalu & NZ

500

What are the 5 categories of liveability?

Infrastructure, healthcare, culture & environment, education and stability

500

What happened to the people, plants and animals on Rapa Nui? Why did it happen?

Broken down society, only about 800 people when invaded by Euro, small bands, cannibalism, birds going extinct, lack of food, unable to sail away, deforestation caused it. 

500

Who was moved seats the most? 

Shanil, Jinan, Yahya etc