oceania

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What is a coral What is a coral reefreef??

OceanOceaniaiaMelanesia, Micronesia, & Melanesia, Micronesia, & PolynesiaPolynesia

AtollAtoll• An atoll is a coral island that encircles An atoll is a coral island that encircles

a lagoon partly or completelya lagoon partly or completely

ArchipelagoArchipelago• A group of islandsA group of islands

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• What US state is an archipelago?What US state is an archipelago?• What are atolls made of?What are atolls made of?

US Territories in OceaniaUS Territories in Oceania• Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands• GuamGuam• America SamoaAmerica Samoa• Midway (wildlife refuge)Midway (wildlife refuge)• Uninhabited IslandsUninhabited Islands

– Wake IslandWake Island– Johnston Atoll Johnston Atoll – Baker IslandBaker Island– Howland IslandHowland Island– Jarvis IslandJarvis Island– Kingman ReefKingman Reef

OceaniaOceania• MelanesiaMelanesia  

means means black black islandsislands

• MicronesiaMicronesia means means small small islandsislands

• PolynesiaPolynesia means many means many islandsislands

High Islands and Low IslandsHigh Islands and Low Islands• Volcanoes form high islands, Volcanoes form high islands,

which generally can support which generally can support more people and have a more people and have a more fertile soil.more fertile soil.

• Low islands are reefs or Low islands are reefs or atolls, and are relatively atolls, and are relatively small and infertile.small and infertile.

• Melanesia—mostly high Melanesia—mostly high islandsislands

• Micronesia and Polynesia—Micronesia and Polynesia—mostly low islandsmostly low islands

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• Name one US territory in the PacificName one US territory in the Pacific• Name one of the three regions of Name one of the three regions of

OceaniaOceania• Reef and atolls make up which type Reef and atolls make up which type

of islands?of islands?• Volcanoes make up which type of Volcanoes make up which type of

islands?islands?

MelanesiaMelanesia• Papua New Papua New

GuineaGuinea• Fiji IslandsFiji Islands• Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands• VanuatuVanuatu• New CaledoniaNew Caledonia

Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea

Fiji IslandsFiji Islands

Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands

New CaledoniaNew Caledonia

French-owned island. 1/3 of inhabitants are of French dissentFrench-owned island. 1/3 of inhabitants are of French dissent

VanuatuVanuatu

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• What country is on an island which What country is on an island which is part of two continents—Asia and is part of two continents—Asia and Australia/Oceania?Australia/Oceania?

• What European country used to What European country used to own New Caledonia?own New Caledonia?

MicronesiaMicronesia• During World War II, the US fought a number of During World War II, the US fought a number of

bloody battles against Japan on these islandsbloody battles against Japan on these islands• Northern Mariana Islands (US territory)Northern Mariana Islands (US territory)• Guam (US territory)Guam (US territory)• PalauPalau• NauruNauru• KiribatiKiribati• Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands• Federates States of MicronesiaFederates States of Micronesia

Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands

GuamGuam

PalauPalau

NauruNauru• The world’s

smallest island nation

• 80% of the island cannot support life due to massive phosphate mining

KiribatiKiribati

Marshall IslandsMarshall Islands

Federated States of Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia

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• What ocean are these islands What ocean are these islands located in?located in?

• In what war did many battles occur In what war did many battles occur between the US and Japanbetween the US and Japan

• What island has a major naval What island has a major naval base?base?

PolynesiaPolynesia• SamoaSamoa• TongaTonga• French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia• Pitcairn Pitcairn

SamoaSamoa

TongaTonga

French PolynesiaFrench Polynesia

TahitiTahiti

Pitcairn IslandPitcairn Island• Mutiny on the Bounty

1795• 8 English crewmen, 6

Tahitian men, 18 women (most of them kidnapped) and a baby settled on the island to avoid the British Navy

• Today most of the 67 inhabitants are descendants of this group

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• What European country controls What European country controls the large archipelago in Polynesiathe large archipelago in Polynesia

• In what war did many battles occur In what war did many battles occur between the US and Japanbetween the US and Japan

• What island has a major naval What island has a major naval base?base?

• What number is Melanesia?

• Polynesia?• Micronesia?