Oceania Part 1
What is the largest island in Oceania?
New Guinea
Who was Thor Heyerdahl?
He was a Norwegian explorer who said that Polynesians first came from South America instead of Asia
Which islands did Alvara de Mendana discover?
the Solomon Islands
Why did Louis Antoine de Bougainville become an explorer
Because he was bored with his studies and he wanted a new challenge
What are native Australians called?
Aborigines
If you combined all the islands of Oceania it would be as large as
A. China
B. Japan
C. Texas
Texas
Name of positive consequence of the colonization of Oceania
Missionaries came to the islands
Who was Mendana's navigator on his second voyage?
Pedro Fernandez de Quiros
What kind of scientists did Bougainville bring on his ship?
A naturalist and an astronomer
What was the name of the instrument that Aborigines played
digeridoo
What are the two types of islands in Oceania?
High islands and low islands
Name a negative consequence of the colonization of Oceania
Small pox came to the natives.
Name two hardships that the Spanish explorers faced
Lack of food
Lack of water
shipworms
What island did Bougainville claim for France?
Tahiti
What did Captain Cook call Australia when he discovered it?
New South Wales
Which type of islands get more rain in Oceania?
high islands
Who was the Scottish missionary who came to Oceania
John Paton
Name the famous Dutch explorer from Chapter 10
Abel Tasman
Why did James Cook explore for England?
He sought to discover the truth about a southern land.
He claimed land for England
Why did Britain send convicts to Australia?
Because they couldn't keep them in America anymore.
Name the three groups of islands in Oceania
Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia
Which missionary went to Papau New Guinea?
James Chalmers
What did Tasman call Australia after he discovered it?
New Holland
What disease did Captain Cook protect his sailors from?
scurvy
Why did the British live on the coasts at first?
Because the Great Dividing Range kept them from exploring the interior of Australia