Introduction Booklet

Question 1

Where is New Zealand located?

Answer 1

South Eastern hemisphere, Located in the continent of Oceania. New Zealand has the Tasman sea to the west and the pacific ocean to the east. 42°S and 123°W

Question 2

What does the abbreviation FAKTS stand for?

Answer 2

Frame, Arrow pointing north, Key, Title and Scale

Question 3

When was the Treaty of Waitangi signed?

Answer 3

6 Feb 1840

Question 4

What is Human Migration?

Answer 4

movement of people from one place to another with the intention of settling.

Question 5

What is Voluntary migration?

Answer 5

This is when people have a choice to move

Question 6

What is Involuntary migration?

Answer 6

This is when people are forced to move

Question 7

What is a push factor?

Answer 7

A negative abut your current location that makes you want to move.

Question 8

What is a pull factor?

Answer 8

A positive about another location that makes you want to move there

Question 9

What was the navigator that discover New Zealand called?

Answer 9

Kupe

Question 10

Who gave New Zealand the Maori name Aotearoa?

Answer 10

Kupe’s Wife, Kuramarotini

Question 11

What does Aotearoa mean?

Answer 11

Long white cloud

Question 12

When was New Zealand discovered by the Maori?

Answer 12

AD 700-900

Question 13

What were the people from Polynesia that discover New Zealand first called?

Answer 13

Nga Tamariki a Maui (The Children of Maui)

Question 14

What 3 locations make up the Polynesian Triangle

Answer 14

Hawaii, New Zealand and Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Question 15

What is the Maori name for Hamilton?

Answer 15

Kirikiriroa (long stretch of gravel)

Question 16

How many years have there been Maori settlements in Hamilton?

Answer 16

700-800 years

Question 17

What is the main tribe in Hamilton?

Answer 17

Tainui

Question 18

What are the main subtribes in Hamilton?

Answer 18

Ngati Wairere, Ngati Haua, Ngati Mahanga

Question 19

Why is the soil near the Waikato river fertile?

Answer 19

Because of the large deposits of sediment.

Question 20

The Waikato river cause the creation of numerous _____?

Answer 20

lakes

Question 21

Who was the first European explorer that discovered New Zealand, and when?

Answer 21

Abel Tasman, December 1642

Question 22

What happened to Tasman’s crew?

Answer 22

four members of the crew were killed by the Maori, and they were then fired upon in retaliation.

Question 23

What is the place Abel Tasman landed called?

Answer 23

Moordenaers’(Murders) Bay it is also known as Golden Bay

Question 24

When did the British explorer James Cook arrive in Poverty Bay?

Answer 24

October 1769

Question 25

Why was James Cook voyaging in the South Pacific?

Answer 25

Scientific expedition

Question 26

What was the name the dutch map maker called New Zealand?

Answer 26

Nieuw Zeeland

Question 27

What information did James cook take back to Britain about New Zealand?

Answer 27

The countries resources and inhabitants.

Question 28

Who was the French Explorer that arrived in New Zealand after James Cook?

Answer 28

Jean Francois Marie de Surville

Question 29

When did Jean Surville arrive in New Zealand?

Answer 29

12th December 1769

Question 30

How many men from Jean Surville's crew died of scurvy in New Zealand waters?

Answer 30

7 men

Question 31

Why did Europeans move to New Zealand in the 18th Century?

Answer 31

To hunt seals and whales

Question 32

Why did the Europeans need to reach an understanding with the Maori?

Answer 32

So they could get local knowledge, food, resources, companionship, labour and safety

Question 33

Is Hamilton New Zealand's Largest inland city?

Answer 33

True

Question 34

For how long does the Waikato River flow through Hamilton?

Answer 34

16km

Question 35

what is the population of Hamilton?

Answer 35

160,000

Question 36

When was the law passed that land could be taken away from the Maori by the crown if deemed to be in open rebellion?

Answer 36

1863

Question 37

how much land was confiscated in the Waikato region?

Answer 37

1.2 million hectares

Question 38

What did the Europeans intend to do with the confiscated land?

Answer 38

Build a defendable settlement

Question 39

When was the settlement in the Waikato region established?

Answer 39

24 August 1864

Question 40

What was the establishment called?

Answer 40

Memorial park

Question 41

What was the city Hamilton named after?

Answer 41

A British naval captain who was killed at Gate Pa

Question 42

Who established Memorial park, and what boat did he come off?

Answer 42

Captain William Steele who came of gunboat Rangiriri.