Guns, Germs, and Steel

What role did ‘geography’ play in the story of the Maori and the Moriori?

The Maori had a full advantage of the Morior because of sheer numbers and more advance tools. The Morior had left New Zealand (the main island) to a smaller island off the coast. Because of how small the island was they had less room to grow,hunt, and because of how much mountain terrain its harder to grow food. On the Main land the Moari had much more room to grow food and to make a bigger society. Just the geography factor affected how the Morior died in the end. Since they were so isolated from other people for such a long time they open every one that came by with open arms. When the Maori came they gave no mercy and killed the whole society.