module 2 Flashcards
how much of the planet is the Pacific Ocean?
1/3 of the planet
the pacific is ground zero for?
climate change
what are the natural resources of the pacific?
timber oil fisheries worlds deepest place animal species minerals
the pacific world domesticated what?
plants like sugar, banana, taro, breadfruit
3 types of political status in the pacific?
dependencies
compact of free association
independence
what are the dependencies in Melanesia?
New Caledonia
what are the dependencies in Micronesia?
Guam (USA) Northern Marianas (USA)
what are the dependencies in Polynesia?
America Samoa
French Polynesia
Tokelau (NZ)
Wallis and Futuna (france)
free associations in Polynesia?
cook island (NZ) Niue (NZ)
Free accusation in Micronesia?
federated states of Micronesia
Palau (USA)
Marshall Islands (USA)
what is the blue pacific?
the worlds largest oceanic continent made up of a group of pacific island countries and territories
what is Tuamotu?
ancestors
descendants
seen and unseen
importance of relationship
what is Va?
in the pacific philosophical there is space between any two people, this is Va
What is holism/collectivism?
Intertwined factors of social mental spiritual family individual
what is ‘Mata ile’ or ‘Mata’?
talking to someone at their eye level to show respect
what are the groups above whanau?
hapu
Iwi
Waka
what is tikanga?
Maori customs and traditions
what is whanaungatanga?
close connection between people
what is manaakitanga?
extending aroha or love to others
what is mana?
an impersonal supernatural power which can be transmitted or inherited.
what is intrinsic tapu?
intrinsic tapu refers to the tapu that an individual is born with as a result of their connection with atua and their mana.
what is extrinsic tapu?
extrinsic tapu is one that allows for both interaction and use, it’s this form of tapu which dictates how one interacts with others and the wider environmen
what is noa?
Noa means ordinary, common or free from restriction or the rules of tapu.
what is Mauri?
life force or essence