EARLY NZ

Question 1

300 million years ago, what did the earth look like

Answer 1

There was only one landmass called Pangea

Question 2

200 million years ago, what did the earth look like

Answer 2

Pangea separated and made Gondwana and Laurasia

Question 3

180 million years, what did the earth look like

Answer 3

Gondwana started to break up along plate boundaries

Question 4

50 million years, what did the earth look like

Answer 4

Antarctica moved further south

Question 5

List countries in the Polynesian triangle

Answer 5

Hawaii, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), NZ

Question 5

Define “Polynesia”

Answer 5

Lots of Islands

Question 6

Define Wa’a Kaulua

Answer 6

A type of boat the Polynesians used to sail the ocean

Question 7

List 3 ways the early Polynesian people could navigate on their Wa’a Kaulua

Answer 7

Following celestial bodies such as stars, following birds, following ocean currents

Question 8

Explain “Continental Drift” and provide evidence

Answer 8

Continental drift is the concept that the Earth’s continents move relative to each other, with the Earth’s surface being broken into plates.
Alfred Wegener noticed that the world on a map together fits together like a jigsaw puzzle.

Question 9

Describe early Polynesian life in NZ

Answer 9

Polynesian life in New Zealand was marked by a strong connection to nature, rich cultural practices, and a resilient community spirit.

Question 10

What did the Maori call NZ and why?

Answer 10

Aotearoa, meaning “the land of the long white cloud” as first saw when discovered

Question 11

What did Europeans (Abel Tasman) renamed NZ?

Answer 11

Nova Zeelandia

Question 12

Adaptations Polynesians had to make

Answer 12

Learnt how to store crops, weave flax, made rain capes and feather capes to provide warmt, used ToeToe to create a thick wall over strong wall post, learnt new catching methods etc.