Geography
What is the largest country in this region?
Australia
Aboriginal People are indigenous to what country?
Australia
Which country colonized Australia
England
Who are the Maori?
The original people of New Zealand
When did Hawaii become a state?
1959
Which three regions make up Oceania?
Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia
How long have Aboriginal people lived in Australia?
over 50,000 years
When did the British first arrive in Australia?
1788
A traditional Maori war dance is called...
The Haka
What kind of government did Hawaii have before it was a state?
monarchy
Which ocean surrounds Oceania?
The Pacific
What is "Dreamtime"?
A creation story in the Aboriginal culture in which all things were made
Why did the British begin sending people to Australia?
They sent convicts due to high crime and crowded prisons
What types of movements are involved in a Haka?
Stomping, slapping the body, wide eyes, tongue out, rhythmic chanting
Who was the king who unified the tribes across all Hawaiian islands?
King Kamehameha
How did the islands of Oceania form?
Plate tectonics and volcanoes
What is scarification?
A type of body art made by intentionally cutting designs into the skin
Which mineral did people move to Australia hoping to find?
gold
What kind of decorations do Maori people wear on their faces?
Tattoos
Who was the last Queen of Hawaii?
Liliuokalani
Name 3 island nations in Oceania (not Australia or New Zealand)
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Caledonia
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna
What is the rite of passage in which an Aboriginal boy goes off into the wilderness to survive alone?
Walkabout
Who is the current head of state of Australia?
King Charles of England
What is a kiwi?
a flightless bird and also the nickname of people from New Zealand
Who was the man who led the take over of Hawaii and later founded a popular fruit cup company?
Sanford B. Dole