All of the Following Are Correct About the Polynesian Peoples

question 66

Multiple Choice

All of the following are correct about the Polynesian peoples except

• A)they originated on the island of Taiwan and on the southeastern coast of China.
• B)they colonized the islands of Tahiti, Hawaii, and Eastern Island.
• C)they were seafarers.
• D)the Maoris of New Zealand were not among the Polynesians.
• E)they had sailing canoes up to 100 feet long.

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Definitions:

Immigrant Generation

The cohort of immigrants and their descendants identifying with the initial migration phase.

Old Country

A term often used by immigrants or descendants referring nostalgically to the country of their or their ancestors' origin.

Internal Colonialism

A concept explaining the uneven effects of economic development on a regional basis, resulting in a dominant region exploiting the resources of a marginalized group within the same nation.

Aboriginal Peoples

Indigenous groups native to a particular region, distinguished by cultural, linguistic, and historical characteristics, often with a distinct relationship to their ancestral lands.