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

I think, considering what Mr. Diamond said, that the fact that the Moriori came from a smaller environment and had to compromise with each other in order to maintain, well, order, made them WAY more peaceful then the Maori. Since the Maori came from a much larger island where they had options and could make enemies and even destroy other tribes without retribution, they were aggressive and war-like. The Maori probably would have killed the Moriori even if the Moriori had delivered their message of peace. Because the Maori didn't even understand the concept of peace, which is a very sad thing, in my opinion.