Rapa Nui

2. Rapa Nui was annexed by this country.
6. The Polynesian ___ arrived on the canoes of the first settlers, multiplied fast, and at the palm nuts which prevented more trees from growing.
7. large stone structures carved from volcanic ash usually in the shape of head and torso.
11. Because resources were decreasing, ___ increased as people fought over remaining resources to survive.
12. The ___ rituals were yearly competitions that took place in Orongo village.
13. the first settlers of Rapa Nui.
15. Rapa Nui was named ___ to mark the day Dutch explorers arrived.
16. In 1862 the ___ raid took many indigenous people to Peru.
18. The U.S. wants to extend the ___ to use for emergency space shuttle landings.

1. the writing system of Rapa Nui.
3. In 1995, Rapa Nui was named a "World ___ Site."
4. the scientific study of languages.
5. Rapa Nui's economy today is based on the arrival of ___.
8. When Polynesians first arrived in Rapa Nui, the island was covered with the ___ Palm, the world's largest tree.
9. a farming method involving the cutting of trees and burning them to enrich the soil; clearing forest land for farming.
10. The ___ would attain special rights over the island's resources.
14. ceremonial stone platforms where moai were placed.
17. The athlete who was first to acquire a newly laid ___ of a tern was declared the winner.