The Polynesian expansion
The Polynesian worldThe Pacific Ocean1 is easily the largest body of water on Earth. It is bigger than the whole of the world’s land mass. Even a country as large as Australia could fit into the Pacific 22 times over! ‘Polynesia2’ is a Greek word meaning many islands and occupies a large area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The ‘Polynesian Trangle’ is cornered by Hawaii to the north, New Zealand in the south-west and Easter Island in the south-east. Other important countries are Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands.
For an area that covers 12 million square miles, the racial and cultural make-up of Polynesia5 is quite consistent across hundreds of islands. Similar features include language, folklore and the art of tattooing (moko). There are differences however, in religious practices and greetings. |
The natural world
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Links
- http://www.kids-world-travel-guide.com/pacific-ocean-facts.html
- http://data.bishopmuseum.org/anthro/voyage/islandma.htm
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_OC-Polynesia.PNG
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Polynesia
- http://playrific.com/z/6279
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawai%27i.jpg
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mvey0290.jpg
- http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/corals/media/supp_coral04a.html
- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Atoll_forming.jpg