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social studies multi
multi choice including names, dates, places etc from all topics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| human rights | are the standards of treatment and equality of opportunity that all people everywhere should have so they can have a fair, free and peaceful lives. |
| racial discrimination | when people push you out and are nasty to you because of where you come from |
| oppression | a period of time where you are treated unfairly |
| segregation | separating races, genders ... e.g. separating blacks from whites |
| fascism | not free to do what you want because of who is in control |
| what was the date of the Rosa Parks bus boycott? | 1st of december 1955 |
| where was Rosa when she refused to move seats? | down - town Montgomery, Alabama |
| an ACT is? | a law which has been passed by parliament. |
| a BILL is? | a law that has not yet been passed by parliament |
| on the 1st of February 1994 what happened? | the new Human Rights Law went into force! |
| pa | refers to any Maori village or settlement |
| passive resistance | resisting to a government, law etc. without violence, as by fasting, demonstrating peacefully, or refusing to cooperate |
| Raupatu | to conquer/overcome |
| Taranaki war | in 1859 a minor Te Atiawa chief sold north Taranaki land to Pakeha. Wiremu Kingi the senior chief said Te Atiawa had no right to sell the land - 21 years of war |
| treaty | an agreement between two parties; usually an alliance or peace deal between two countries |
| missionaries | christians who came to New Zealand to spread the bible and Christian values to Maori. |
| Petition | a formal request, usually signed by a number of people, to those in power or authority. |
| Pakeha | pale skinned foreigner |
| Hapu | a sub tribe living in a particular area |
| affray | an instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs peace |
| kupapa | neutral in a quarrel, collaborate |
| when was the first Taranaki war? | 17th March 1860 |
| the first taranaki war lasted from? | 17th of march 1860 -> 18th of March 1861 |
| what was Te Arei | the Maori's last strong pa, a lot of people killed there because of "sapping" |
| approximately how many people where killed on each side? | 238 - British 200 - Maori |
| what happened on march 28th 1860? | battle of waireka |
| name of land which wars were started over | Pekapeka block or Waitara |
| why did many settlers move into New Plymouth from the country | to move away from the conflict |
| what did the Maori do to New Plymouth? | they surrounded it and made the settlers scared |
| the second taranaki war started? | 1863 |
| what was the reason for the 2nd Taranaki war? | five tribes were occupying Tataraimaka land which they had taken over after they had been evicted from Waitara in the first Taranaki war |
| Te Whiti o Rongomai and Tohu | where the two chiefs of Parihaka who were peaceful and didn't want war. |
| events of Parihaka | Pakeha invaded Parihaka because they wanted the land - started surveying to put a road through Parihaka - Maoris of Parihaka pulled out the pegs (peaceful) - Europeans sent in troops - Maoris didn't respond with violence but singing and children playing |
| John Bryce | New Zealand politician from 1871 to 1891 and Minister of Native Affairs from 1879 to 1884 and was the head of invading Parihaka |
| landforms | e.g hills mountains valleys and plains |
| fossil fuels | a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms |
| renewable energy | energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power |
| hydropower | hydroelectric power |
| geothermal energy | energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth |
| tidal energy | a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into electricity or other useful forms of energy. |
| solar energy | radiant energy emitted by the sun |
| what are greenhouse gases | gases that get trapped in the atmosphere and hold in the heat of the sun. |
| what releases CO2 | chopping and burning of trees, fires, because plants tissue is carbon and when it mixes with the oxygen in the air it creates CO2 exhaling. |
| what releases methane | ruminants (four stomached beings- cows) belching and manure of livestock. rocket fuel, decomposition of organic material |
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Ella.scopas
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