Geography on the islands: EASTER ISLAND

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Where is Easter Island?• Easter

Island is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific ocean.

• Mark it on your map in your passport!

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These statues are all over Easter Island and are know as Moai. They are said to be the living faces of the islanders dead

ancestors. They gaze inland looking over the island. How important are resources to island people?

What caused a civil war to break out on this remote island?

• Use the cards to solve the mystery question above. • Work in pairs to figure out happened. • The clues are in the cards, some may be more

helpful than others!

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Easter Island TimelineA. First settlers arrivedB. Population grew with abundance of resources C. Fishing in dug out canoes and catamarans. D. Tribal rituals meant that different statues (Moai) were

carved out which represented the dead ancestors of the islanders.

E. Population rose to 15,000 before resources run out. F. Civil war broke out and tribes sought refuge in the lava

tubes. G. Population declined down to 2,000 and the last remaining

islanders were able to live of the few crops that were left. Watch this video from 5.28 to hear a bit more about the

island.

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Task: Easter Island • Draw a story board to show what

happened on Easter Island. • Be creative and use lots of different

ideas to show how the islands population has changed over time.

• Draw this in your Geography passport to be handed in on ..........................................

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Easter Island Homework• Imagine you are on holiday on Easter

Island with your family. Write a postcard back to a friend telling them what you have seen and what it is like. Try to include a picture of the island too (it can be hand drawn or printed off and stuck in the space below.

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