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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Member of the pacific island cultural group known for their long distance navigation skills | polynesian |
| enclosed area of a land that functions as the center of Maori culture | Marae |
| Place where convicted prisoners were sent far from their homelands | Penal Colony |
| Territory controlled by the government of another country | dependency |
| Process by which one group takes the cultural traits of another. | Assimilation |
| Simple language use for interactions between people who speak different languages | Pidgin language |
| Money that people who live in another country send back home to families. | Remittance |
| Low, sandy island that has formed on top of coral reefs that surround on extinct volcano. | atoll |
| Process that occurs when coral reefs weaken and lighten color. | Coral bleaching |
| International agreement that preserves Antarctica for peaceful and scientific use. | Antarctica treaty |
| Season ice that floats on water | Pack ice |
| Layer of atmosphere that filters out most of the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. | Ozone layer |
| How were early new guineanss different from Australia's first people | They were among the first people to discover farming |
| New zealand was first settled by people who traveled by sea from | Polynesian islands |
| Which of the following are the most likely ways that colonialism affected the people of the pacific islands? CHOOSE THE BEST TWO ANSWERS. | Pacific islanders had fewer natural resources and were forced to adapt to European culture. |
| Many colonies in the Pacific Islands began demanding independence | after the defeat of japan in world war 2 |
| which of the following characteristics best describe the population of the Pacific islands? choose the best TWO answers. | mostly rural and scattered |