1. Geography on the islands:
EASTER ISLAND
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island people?
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2. 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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3. 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.
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4. 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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5. Easter Island Timeline
A. First settlers arrived
B. 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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6. 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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7. 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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