Chapter 33 Homework

Chapter 33, Section 1

1. The Aborigines in Australia and the Maori who live in New Zealand are the major indigenous people to this area.

2. People who tend to live in cities in Australia and New Zealand generally have a higher standard of living then those who live in rural areas. Mostly because the is more of an abundance of wealth in more populated areas like cities.

Creative Writing:
The Aborigines originally ended up in Austraila because they started out as nomadic hunters that landed in Southeast Asia around 40 to 60 thousand years ago. However, the Maori of New Zealand came from the islands of polynesia. These people were able to support themselves by hunting, growing crops, and fishing. Although the Europeans colonized Australia in the 1500s, much of the Aborigines culture still exists today.


Chapter 33, Section 2

1. Everyday life in the region reflects cultural diversity because it shows how the people in the area revolve most of their life around the ocean. The people also enjoy leisure and sports activites that reflect the regions diversity like canoe racing or spear fishing.

2. European colonization impacted the region because they formed many plantations and used alot of the land and natura resources, they also brought many diseases and sicknesses that people in the region had never experienced before. The changing ethnicity led to severe and violent ethnic conflicts between cultures.

Creative Writing:
The sun is shining high in the sky, and glistening against the beautiful clear blue water. A beautiful day for a canoe ride around Figi. The people in the area are very kind and and modern however, it is very different considering the huge difference in their culture with ours. They preform dances and and give gifts to welcome us to their home.