Exam #2 Practice HWST 107

The path of Orions belt in the night sky symbolizes which of the following?

The celestial equator

A traditional food production method in Hawaii that provided large quantities of easily accessible protein is known as which of the following?

A.Walled fishponds

In regards to fish ponds, what are sluice gates?

C. A slatted gate that allows young fish to enter the fishpond

A traditional food production method in Hawaii that developed tree and root crops was non as which of the following?

C. Dryland or non-irrigated cultivation

The Gods of Hawaii can be spiritually perceived as which of the following items?

C. Elements of the environment

What is the name of the vertical well type used to access fresh water underground?

B. Artesian Well

In Hawaii, what animal may be most vulnerable to the impact of climate change in the mountain regions?

B. Birds

On which island was Operation Sailor Hat performed and by which government?

C. Kahoolawe Island, U.S.A.

What kind of impact would changes in precipitation, the rainfall in the mountains, have on the ecosystems in Hawaii?

B. Severe impact

In Satawal Micronesia the men had a close relationship with their god who was in the form of a (blank)?

B. Shark

Large parallel cliffs can signify that the (blank) has failed. Which of the following terms best fits in the blank?

B. Flanks

What are King tides?

C. Term for annual rise of tide on atoll islands

23.5 degrees north or south of the equator marks the tropics but it also represents which of the following?

C. The axial tilt of Earth.

Walled fishponds removed how many steps in the natural food-chain for Native Hawaiians?

C. Two

The landmasses that surround the Pacific ocean as well as the Pacific islands within the ocean were created by

C. both A and B (volcanism, plate tectonics)

In Hawaii, the god of war was also known as a god of which of the following activities?

C. both a & b (fishing and farming)

Atolls are part of which stage of the growth cycle of a volcano?

C.End stages

The Basal lens sits or floats above which of the following?

C. Salt water

A Hotspot describes which of the following?

A. An initial eruption on the sea floor

Throughout the world, rain is the primary source of water. On volcanic islands in Oceania, the source of this rainfall comes by way of which of the following discriptives?

C. Orographic rainfall

The creation story of Papa and Wakea originates from which geographic area?

A. Hawaii

The fishponds and the art of cultivating fish can be found in which areas of Oceania?

A. Hawaii

The sacred stone structures found in Hawaii are known as which of the following?

A. Heiau

What is another term used to describe slumps?

A. Landslides

In regards to land management in Hawaii, what is an Ahupuaa?

E. A division of land from inland to sea

In Olelo Hawaii, the word Au can refer to a long bone and “ma kua†can refer to being on the back of something or someone. The word Aumakua is best understood as which of the following?

B.The ancestors of Hawaiian people

According to the Native Hawaiians, what kind of chant was the Kumulipo?

A. Cosmogonic

The Auwai system was usually fed by which of the following resources?

A. Stream

In Satawal Micronesia the shark god provided for which of the following?

D.All of the above (Spirituality, Food, Economy)

Operation Bravo was one of the largest hydrogen bombs detonated in Oceania. Where was the hydrogen detonated?

D.Bikini Atoll

The immediate outcome of nuclear testing in Oceania was which of the following?

E. All of the above (Displacement of the the Native Islanders, Radioactive contamination of the food sources, Radioactive contamination of the water resources, Native islanders experienced extreme health and birth defects, cancer, including death)

The phases of the moon affect which of the following?

E. All of the above (Fishing habits, Spawning of fish, Flowering of plants, Planting and weeding)

Taputapuatea was a sacred place used for which of the following purposes?

A. A place to learn navigation

According to the Kumulipo chant from Hawaii, the origins of time began in a time of?

A. Darkness

Equinox is a time when the suns position is where?

A. Directly above the equator

Genealogies are extremely important to Polynesians and are recited routinely throughout Polynesia. In Hawaii the Olelo Hawaii term used to describe ones genealogy as the back bone of ones lineage is which of the following?

A. Mookuauhau

One of the important concepts emphasized throughout Polynesia via the telling of cosmogonic oral stories is the importance of knowing which of the following?

A. Ones lineage and genealogy

A traditional food production method in Hawaii that removed two steps in the natural food-chain is which of the following methods?

A. Walled fishponds

Regarding land management in Hawaii, the role of the Konohiki, the land managers, was developed to centralize authority. The centralization of authority was necessitated by what device that was used by the Konohiki that allowed for an increase in food production?

A.Division of labor

In regards to land management in Hawaii, what is a Moku?

B. A large district of land ruled by a King

Examples of systematic dryland cultivation are which of the following food crops?

B. Breadfruit, Sweet potato, Coconuts

When the sun is directly above the equator at zero degrees it marks a time of the year known as?

B. Equinox

Regarding the Auwai system, the control of the water was a great engineering feet to prevent which of the following events?

B. Erosion

Pele in Hawaii is known as the goddess of?

B. Flowing lava

The cosmogonic story of Taaroa originates in which geographic area?

B. French Polynesia

Fresh water sources from the mountains was important to the livelihood of the fishponds. Why was the freshwater so important?

B. Fresh water allowed seaweed to grow that fish feed on

What type of fish did Native Hawaiians cultivate in the fishponds?

B. Herbivore types

A dam-like structure was built in the stream to divert water into the ditches for irrigation. What type of energy did this dam-like structure called a Manowai or Manawai help create to move the water through the ditches?

B. Hydrolic energy

Slumps are more likely part of which stage of the growth cycle of a volcano?

B. Mid stages (erosional)

What is the name of the famous Navigational Marae in French Polynesia?

B. Taputapuatea

Warm air at the equator is moved by cooler air coming in from Earths poles. In the northern hemisphere, this cooler air traveling towards the hawaiian islands is typically known by which of the following terms?

B. Tradewinds

The imaginary line 23.5 degrees south of the Equator marks which of the following?

B. Tropic of Capricorn

A traditional food production method in Hawaii that provided large quantities of a staple food is which of the following?

B. Walled pondfields

The British were responsible for nuclear testing in which area?

B.Australia

Sacred stone platforms found in French Polynesia is known as which of the following?

B.Marae

During the 1970s, a grass roots organization formed in opposition to the continued use of Kahoolawe as a training site by the Navy. This grass roots organization initiated the efforts for the return of Kahoolawe island to the Native Hawaiian people. What is the name of this grass roots organization?

B.Protect Kahoolawe Ohana

In Aotearoa why did Tawhiri one of the children of Papatuanuku and Rangi want to prevent his parents from being torn apart and allowing light into the world?

C. Fear of a pleasant and beautiful world

The geologic process that describes the creation of the Hawaiian islands is which of the following terms?

C. Hotspots

The star constellation known as Wakea in Hawaii is also known as which of the following constellations?

C. Orion

Throughout the world, rain is the primary source of water. On volcanic islands in Oceania, the source of this rainfall comes by way of which of the following descriptives?

C. Orographic rainfall

Taputapuatea is a great well-known marae and ancient archelogical site located where?

C. Raiatea

Monitoring the passage of the sun for its equinox and solstice tells time and to tell the coming of which of the following events?

C. Seasons

What is another term used to describe large-scale landslides?

C. Slumps

In Aotearoa Which child of Papatuanuku and Rangi tore them apart to bring light into the world?

C. Tane

Which country was the most recent country to cease nuclear testing in Polynesia?

C.France

The Makaha, or sluice gates, protected the fish from which of the following items?

C.Predator fish

During which centuries is it thought the fishponds were constructed?

D. 1500-1600

In Hawaii how many generations in total sum are spoken of in the cosmogonic chant known as the Kumulipo?

D. 900

An Ahupuaa is a land division but it also which of the following?

D. All of the above (A pig alter marking the boundaries of the land division, Represents the 86 different watersheds on the island of Oahu, Provides resources to the people cultivating and living on the land)

The lunar calendar is important to peoples throughout the world for which of the following reasons?

D. All of the above (Fishing, Farming, Honoring the gods)

What information does the cosmogonic chant known as the Kumulipo tell?

D. All of the above (Genealogy, Space and Time, Evolutionary Process)

In French Polynesia the cosmogonic story of Taaroa begins in which distinctive manner?

D. All of the above (In an egg-shaped shell, during a time of darkness, in the form of an octopus)

The marae and heiau were use for which of the following purposes?

D. All of the above (Sacred gathering places, Places for learning navigation, Places to keep time)

Sky Father is known by which name?

D. All of the above (Wakea, Atea, Rangiatea)

In Hawaii, the Kumulipo as well as in many other origin stories, tells of the arrival of the gods and eventually the arrival of man through the dipiction of an event that changes from (blank) to (blank)?

D. Darkness to Light

What is the name of the horizontal well that access fresh water in the mountain dike rock?

D. Dike Well

In regards to the Auwai system and the kalo pondfields, the speed of the water flow through the loi, kalo pondfields, was controlled by which of the following factors?

D. The length and slope of the ditch