Polynesia Revision

1. A common vegetable brought to new islands by the Polynesian was the _______ potato
3. Small Polynesian carved statue, often made from jade
6. Many islands in Polynesia were formed by the eruption of a ________
8. The name given to things that are forbidden by culture
11. What is the traditional name for Easter Island?
13. The three regions in the pacific are Polynesia, melanesia and _______?
15. Which island is the furthest North in Polynesia?
16. A giant eagle that used to live on New Zealand
17. What is the traditional name of New Zealand which means the ‘Land of the long white cloud”?
18. What type of Europeans were the first to arrive on Easter Island in 1722?
19. The term used to describe the way Polynesians would navigate across the ocean
20. Maori word to describe the conservation of resources

2. Which island is the furthest East in Polynesia?
4. Small flightless bird that still lives in the wild in New Zealand
5. A traditional Polynesian tattoo is often applied to the non-__________ arm to make it stronger
7. Which island is the furthest South in Polynesia?
8. If you draw a shape around the island in Polynesia, what shape does it form?
9. What is the name of the large stone heads found on Easter Island?
10. Which ocean did the Polynesians explore?
12. What is the name of the huge bird that went extinct on New Zealand?
14. What are the native people of New Zealand known as?
15. Famous war dance performed by the Maori