How were the Pacific basin's 25,000 islands initially colonized?
A. initially, by sailors who were blown off-course and discovered new lands
B. a great migration of Maori who spread out from what is now New Zealand
C. gradual settlement by Polynesian speakers in outrigger canoes
D. by European mariners who opened mines, plantations, and Christian missions
Answer: C
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