Vocab
What is a rise in the temperature of the ocean water?
Ocean Warming
What islands are home to mountain ranges split by valleys that fan out into coastal plains?
High Islands
Most of Oceania’s climate would be described as what?
tropical/wet climate
What are the three major island groups?
Melanasia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
Many countries have ____ economies.
Developing
What is any significant change in the measures of climate lasting for an extended period of time?
Climate Change
What islands are formed by the buildup of coral reefs?
Low islands
The amount of rainfall on the islands creates what type of climate regions, depending on the island type and location?
Arid and wet
Varieties of what English is spoken in Oceania?
Pidgin
A major environmental challenge in Oceania is rising __________.
Sea levels
What is a group of people related by blood or marriage?
Kinship Group
What event created the oceania islands?
Colliding of tectonic plates
What makes the high islands able to support diverse groups of plants and animals?
Rich soils
In Oceania, cultural practices make it hard to protect women from what?
Domestic Violence/ Violence
Many islands in Oceania depend heavily on the __________ for food and resources.
Ocean
What is a blend of English and indigenous words to form a new language?
Pidgin
The marshal islands are ring-shaped islands also known as what?
Atolls
What type of vegetation only grows on dry, low islands?
Shrubs and grasses
The islands of Oceania were first settled by people how many years ago?
40,000
It is important for people in Oceania to __________ their environment.
Protect
What is a department area that the United Nations placed under a temporary control of another country?
Trust Territory
What trench has been measured to have the greatest ocean depth?
Mariana Trench
High islands have rich soils that support agriculture. What products/crops are grown for export?
Sugar, coffee, and cocoa
Where are secondary schools and universities found in Oceania?
Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea
The management of resources includes reforestation plans and implementation of _____ or no-take zones to control overfishing.
Tabu