Geography of Oceania
Why is Australia called the "Land Down Under"?
Because Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere.
What is the "Stolen Generation"?
A whole generation of Aborigine children stolen and forced to assimilate into European culture
What two things are very important to the Maori culture?
Family and nature
Why do many islands in Oceania rely on subsistence farming?
There is not much land that is good for farming
What are some effects of colonization on the Aborigines?
-Many died from disease
-Lost their land
-High illiteracy, unemployment
What do the maori facial tattoos represent?
Power and social standing.
What are Australia's main mining exports?
Bauxite and coal
What was the effect of the "Stolen Generation" on aborigine people today.
They were forced to assimilate to European culture.
Loss of aborigine culture.
Homelessness
Why did Aborigines develop such a distinct language?
Because Australia is so isolated, it kept separated from other culture.
Which region of Oceania is described as a triangle stretching from Midway to New Zealand to Easter Island.
Polynesia
Who were the first settlers from England?
Convicts (people found guilty of a crime)
Why are facial tattoos sacred to the maori people?
They believe the head is the most sacred part of the body.
Australia is divided up into what three regions?
Eastern Highlands, Central Lowlands, and Western Plateau.
Where did the Australian settlers first set up a colony in Australia?
Sydney
How has New Zealand's government helped preserve the Maori culture?
By creating language immersion schools