Units 3 & 4 Midterm
Genealogies are extremely important to Polynesians and are recited routinely throughout Polynesia. In Aotearoa the Maori term used to describe ones genealogy is which of the following?
Whakapapa
According to the Native Hawaiians, what kind of chant was the Kumulipo?
Cosmogonic
In Olelo Hawaii, the word au (with an okina) can refer to a long bone, for example au loa. The same word without an okina refers to period of time. The words ma kua can refer to being on the back of something or someone. The word Aumakua is best understood as which of the following?
The ancestors of Hawaiian people, deified family gods
23.5 degrees north or south of the equator marks the tropics but it also represents which of the following? a The axial tilt of the star lines
The axial tilt of Earth.
The path of Orions belt in the night sky symbolizes which of the following?
The celestial equator
What is the name of the famous Navigational Marae in French Polynesia?
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?
Tradewinds
The creation story of Papa and Wakea originates from which geographic area?
Hawaiʻi
The fishponds and the art of cultivating fish can be found in which areas of Oceania?
Hawaiʻi
Sea mounts are part of which stage of the volcano growth cycle?
Early stages (birth)
Atolls are part of which stage of the growth cycle of a volcano?
End stages
In Hawaii how many generations in total sum are spoken of in the cosmogonic chant known as the Kumulipo?
900
Large parallel cliffs can signify that the (blank) has failed. Which of the following terms best fits in the blank?
Flanks
Monitoring the passage of the sun for its equinox and solstice tells time and to tell the coming of which of the following events?
Seasons
What kind of impact would changes in precipitation, the rainfall in the mountains, have on the ecosystems in Hawaii?
Severe impact
Which of the following celestial elements can be used to measure time?
Sun and Moon
Equinox is a time when the suns position is where?
Directly above the equator
From the initial eruption at the sea floor to the formation of the island shield, it takes approximately how many years?
1 million years
A traditional food production method in Hawaii that removed two steps in the natural food-chain is which of the following methods?
Walled fishponds
A traditional food production method in Hawaii that provided large quantities of a staple food is which of the following?
Walled pondfields
In which area of Oahu can an example of large scale landslide be seen in the current formation of the mountains?
Koolau
Within the cosmogonic chant known as the Kumulipo is the creation story of Papa and Wakea. How many generations descend from Papa and Wakea?
100
During which centuries is it thought the fishponds were constructed?
1500-1600
The Hawaiian cosmogonic chant is told in Wa or great periods of time. How many Wa or great periods of time are described in the Kumulipo?
16
In regards to fish ponds, what are sluice gates?
A slatted gate that allows young fish to enter the fishpond
An Ahupuaa is a land division but it also which of the following?
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
In French Polynesia the cosmogonic story of Taaroa begins in which distinctive manner?
ALL OF THE ABOVE: In an egg-shaped shell, during a time of darkness, in the form of an octopus
Sky Father is known by which name?
ALL OF THE ABOVE: Wakea, Atea, Rangiatea
In Hawaii, Ku is the god of which of the following?
ALL OF THE ABOVE: War, Fishing, Farming
The creation story of Papatuanuku and Rangiatea originates from which geographic area?
Aotearoa
A traditional food production method in Hawaii that developed tree and root crops was non as which of the following?
Dryland or non-irrigated cultivation
As rain water is absorbed in the land and filters through the mountain, it eventually collects under the cap rock in a layer or lens of fresh water. Which of the following is the term used to describe this layer?
Basal lense
According to the Kumulipo chant from Hawaii, the origins of time began in a time of?
Darkness
Sea mounts are part of which stage of the volcano growth cycle?
End stages
When the sun is directly above the equator at zero degrees it marks a time of the year known as?
Equinox
Flawed methods of population counting perpetuated notions that the Native Hawaiian population was limited in size and did not take into account the quantity of food being produced. It was previously thought that the Native Hawaiian population was as small as 57,000 to no more than 400,000. Today, new analysis puts the population of Native Hawaiians during the time of Captain Cooks arrival closer to which of the following numbers?
800,000 â€" 1,000,000
In regards to land management in Hawaii, what is a Moku?
A large district of land ruled by a King
The path of Piko o Wakea, also known as Orion's belt, divides the night sky into which of the following?
Into the northern and southern hemispheres
Who are the four major male gods of Hawaii?
Ku-Kane-Kanaloa-Lono
In the Hawaiian cosmogonic chant known as the Kumulipo Poele is the female entity that mates with the male entity who is known by which name?
Kumulipo
The sacred Kumulipo chant from Hawaii tells the evolution of life between the?
Land-Gods-Kings and Man
The god of fertility was important for land productivity and yeilds. The concepts of fecundity was embodied in the god known as Roo in Tahiti and Rongo in Aotearoa and Rapanui. In Hawaii he was known by which name?
Lono
Sacred stone platforms found in French Polynesia is known as which of the following?
Marae
Slumps are more likely part of which stage of the growth cycle of a volcano?
Mid stages (erosional)
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?
Mookuauhau
Where will the impact of global warming be most pronounced in Hawaii?
Mountains
Genealogies are extremely important to Polynesians and are recited routinely throughout Polynesia. In Cook Islands the Maori term used to describe ones genealogy as the foundation of ones lineage and pedigree is which of the following?
Papaanga
Following the star constellation known as Wakea is the (blank) constellation that is followed by 100 navigational star signs. This constellation is known as the Makalii in Hawaii but is also known throughout the world. The common name used is which of the follwoing?
Pleiades
What may be more devasting than temperature change in Hawaii?
Precipitation changes
The Makaha, or sluice gates, protected the fish from which of the following items?
Predator fish
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?
Protect Kahoolawe Ohana
Taputapuatea is a great well-known marae and ancient archelogical site located where?
Raiatea
Large tree crops not only produced food for the community but it could also bring in which of the following?
Rain clouds
Papatuanuku or Mother Earth in Aotearoa mated with which god that tells the lineage of the Maori people?
Rangiatea
The landmasses that surround the Pacific ocean as well as the Pacific islands within the ocean were created by
volcanism and plate tectonics
