book chapter
Geography of Tonga
history and geography of Tonga • Nuku'alofa, Tonga • Published In 1932 • Pages: 70-108
By: Wood, A. Harold (Alfred Harold).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source consists of a chapter on Tongan geography excerpted from a text book written for use in Tongan secondary schools. Most of the source concerns the geography and geology of Tonga's various islands. In addition there is information on the climate, plant and animal species, exports and imports, vital statistics, and a brief sketch of the Tongan government. The work is based on secondary research.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Maps
- Location
- Climate
- Topography and geology
- Fauna
- Demography
- History
- Settlement patterns
- Real property
- External trade
- Advisers to the chief executive
- Deliberative councils
- Administrative agencies
- External relations
- Judicial authority
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tongans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2006
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Polynesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Cleric
- Educator
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Eleanor C. Swanson; 1978
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tonga
- NotesAdditional notes
- By A. H. Wood
- Includes bibliographical references (p. v)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 36016366
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tongans