Easter Island

Easter Island is in the Pacific Ocean between Tahiti and Chile. It is one of the most isolated places on Earth. Easter Island is famous for its huge statues that were carved hundreds of years ago. Some of these statues are 12 metres high and it is a mystery as to how early islanders were able to create them.

Follow these links to answer the questions. Use the "Back" button on your browser to return to this page. Your worksheet is here.

1. What are the giant stone statues known as?

2. Where are the statues on the island? Click on Photo Map on the left of the page.

3. What is Easter Island's other name?

4.  The statues face in which direction?

5. Why were they faced this way?

6. Use this site to see photographs of the statues and the island.

   Write three facts you learnt from the photographs.

7. Who were the Easter Islanders? There are three theroies (ideas) about where the Easter Islanders came from. Write the places at the top of the columns. Find evidence (proof) for this idea and write it in dot points under the headings. You may find this site  and this site helpful.

8. Draw an Easter Island statue. Go to Statue Scale on the left of the page to see some drawings.

What happened to Easter Island? Click here to find out.