Terms
A cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline
What is a waterfall?
Solomon Islands
What are Honiara?
Tuvalu
What is Funafuti?
Guam
What is Hagatna?
Melanesia combines the Greek words melas and nesoi, which renders this meaning
What is 'Black Islands'?
Micronesia combines the Greek words mikros and nesoi, rendering this meaning
What is 'Small Islands'?
Polyneisa combines the Greek words poly and nesoi, rendering this meaning
What is 'Many Islands'?
a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it
What is a valley?
Papua New Guinea
What is Port Moresby?
Fiji
What is Suva?
Northern Mariana Islands
What is Saipan?
Situated in this volcanic region of the Pacific, Melanesia is a hot spot for seismic activity
What is the Ring of Fire?
Indeed, there are many small islands in Micronesia, exceeding this round number
What is 2,000?
The early settlers of Polynesia imported these to make the islands more livable
What are plants and animals?
What is a volcano?
Nauru
What is none? :)
Kiribati
What is Tarawa?
American Samoa
What is Pago Pago?
The Ring of Fire runs along this line, which is the most significant geologic distinction in the Pacific
What is the Andesite Line?
The small size of the Micronesian islands demands resourcefulness of their residents, including, for some, using this source of drinking water
What is rainwater?
The sophisticated navigational system of the Polynesians includes observation of any of these three
What are the stars, ocean swells, and bird flight patterns?
a place and poetic name for a valley
What is a vale?
Palau
What is Ngerulmud?
Samoa
What is Apia?
Marshall Islands
What is Majuro?
A chain of islands parallel to Melanesia named for the legend of Ophir and its gold
What are the Solomon Islands?
Of the highlanders and the lowlanders in Micronesia, this group has typically reached out to the other
What are the lowlanders?
The stable, durable, and loadable sailing vessels of the Polynesians
What are double-hulled canoes?
plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat
What is vegetation?
What is Palikir?
What is Port-Vila?
Tonga
What is Nuku'alofa?
The Solomon Islands were the scene of this critical conflict between the Allied Forces and the Japanese in WWII
BONUS: The air and sea warfare between the USA and Japan has left this artifact at the bottom of Chuuk Lagoon
What is the Battle of Guadalcanal?
At one time some Micronesian islands were used for tests of this kind
What is nuclear?
BONUS: The country that conducted those tests
The Maoi statues are found on this island in Polynesia
What is Easter Island?
The three American territories among the islands studies (two in Micronesia, one in Polynesia)
What are Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands?