Geo concepts and Maori terms

Question 1

Aroha

Answer 1

Love

Question 2

Hekenga

Answer 2

Migration / movement of people

Question 3

Iwi

Answer 3

Tribe

Question 4

Kaitiakitanga

Answer 4

To “care for” the environment

Question 5

Environments

Answer 5

Landscapes (environments) can be natural and/or cultural.

Question 6

Processes

Answer 6

A series of steps/actions to make or change something. Often end in ‘ing’ e.g. mixing, eroding etc.

Question 7

Karakia

Answer 7

A prayer

Question 8

Koha

Answer 8

A gift

Question 9

Sustainability

Answer 9

Actions to help preserve things for future generations.

Question 10

Kōrero pūrākau

Answer 10

A legend or story e.g. Maui and the Sun.

Question 11

Mana whenua

Answer 11

Territorial rights, power over the local land or territory

Question 12

Mana

Answer 12

A person of status

Question 13

Manaakitanga

Answer 13

Hospitality and care for visitors

Question 14

Perspectives

Answer 14

How people view or perceive an issue or resource e.g. how does a Central Otago farmer feel about rabbits, compared to a gourmet chef.

Question 15

Pattern

Answer 15

An arrangement of features on earth’s surface (spatial) or b. An event repeating over time (temporal ) e.g. seasons

Question 16

Mihi

Answer 16

A greeting or welcome speech

Question 17

Tapu/noa

Answer 17

Sacred or special.

Question 18

Taonga

Answer 18

A thing/object that is sacred

Question 19

Tikanga Māori

Answer 19

The customs and traditions Māori live by

Question 20

Tino Rangatiratanga

Answer 20

Includes the rights and responsibilities of the land and other resources.

Question 21

Change

Answer 21

When things alter. Change can occur at different rates, at different times and in different places. One change can bring about future change(s)
Ideas and actions that ensure resources are available for future generations

Question 22

Interaction

Answer 22

When one thing has an impact on/effects another e.g. what impact do people have on the natural environment in our National Parks?

Question 23

Waiata tawhito

Answer 23

A song or chant

Question 24

Whakapapa

Answer 24

Genealogy / ancestry of a person or thing

Question 25

Whanaungatanga

Answer 25

A relationship, sense of family or connection