Row 1
New Guinea is the largest island in
Oceania
What is an island that lies on a continental shelf and was once connected to a larger continental landmass?
A continental island
What is a group of islands clustered together or closely scattered across an area.)
An archipelago
What has steep slopes rising from the shore, higher landforms, and diverse plant and animal life.
High islands
What are smaller, flatter islands with sandy beaches. Low islands tend to have fewer forests and less diverse plant and animal life
Low islands
Waves crashing against the reefs eventually eroded channels, allowing ocean water to flood the center area of the island and form shallow pools called
What are lagoons?
What is a coral island made up of a reef island surrounding a lagoon.
An atoll
Papua New Guinea has two climate zones
Tropical and highland
What is a method of navigation that relies on careful observation of the natural world.
Wayfinding
What is one that has been placed under the governing authority of another country by the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations
Trust territory
What is another name for a territory occupied or controlled by a foreign government and its people.
Possession
Groups have their own distinct languages, cultures, and _______________.
Ways of life
What is a simplified language that is used for communication between people who speak different languages.
A pidgin language
What are open structures made of wood poles with thatched roofs
Fales
What are crops grown or gathered to sell for profit.
Cash crops
What provides comfortable lodging, food, recreation, and entertainment
A resort
Without the revenue from tourism, many small island countries would be at risk of _______________.
Economic collapse.
Foreign-earned wages, called ______________ are vital sources of income for families
Remittances,
_______ is an acronym for migration, remittances, aid, and bureaucracy.
MIRAB
American Samoa is a territory of the ____________
United States
The major population shift has had ________ effects
negative
Another major issue in Oceania is the need for economic ________________
development.
The islands of Oceania face serious environmental ________________
issues
Many scientists and island residents view climate change as one of the most urgent and __________issues in the region
serious
Natural _________ such as earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, and resulting floods continue to threaten the islands
disasters