Oceania
U7 Practice #8 Part 1 - Map of Oceania
oceania_map.pdf |
U7 Practice #8 Part 2 - History of Oceania p. 772-777
oceana_guided_reading.pdf |
Study Guide for History of the Region quiz
Are the following sentences true or false?
a. Historians believe the fi rst settlers in Oceania came from Australia.
b. Many islands in Oceania allow foreign governments to use their land or resources in exchange for military protection and economic aid.
c. More than 800 diff erent languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea.
d. Many traditional Polynesian and Micronesian cultures practiced tattooing.
e. A luau is a traditional Samoan home made of wood poles and thatched roof.
f. What navigation method was used by the first Polynesian settlers?
g. How did people in Oceania respond to Christian missionaries?
h. When did many island colonies in Oceania begin to demand independence?
i. Which of the following facts about Papua New Guinea best illustrates the traditional folk saying, “For every village, a different culture”?
- A small percentage of the country’s population lives in urban areas.
-Highland areas have relatively high population densities.
- Thousands of distinct tribal groups live in remote villages on the islands.
- The population density along the coastal plains is fairly low.
j. What hunting method, not used by other traditional cultures in Oceania, was used by Melanesians?
a. Historians believe the fi rst settlers in Oceania came from Australia.
b. Many islands in Oceania allow foreign governments to use their land or resources in exchange for military protection and economic aid.
c. More than 800 diff erent languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea.
d. Many traditional Polynesian and Micronesian cultures practiced tattooing.
e. A luau is a traditional Samoan home made of wood poles and thatched roof.
f. What navigation method was used by the first Polynesian settlers?
g. How did people in Oceania respond to Christian missionaries?
h. When did many island colonies in Oceania begin to demand independence?
i. Which of the following facts about Papua New Guinea best illustrates the traditional folk saying, “For every village, a different culture”?
- A small percentage of the country’s population lives in urban areas.
-Highland areas have relatively high population densities.
- Thousands of distinct tribal groups live in remote villages on the islands.
- The population density along the coastal plains is fairly low.
j. What hunting method, not used by other traditional cultures in Oceania, was used by Melanesians?
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