Vocab
A rise in the temperature of the ocean water is called what?
Ocean Warming
What is the largest coral reef system in the world?
The Great Barrier Reef
What type of climate is found on many Pacific islands, with warm temperatures and high rainfall year-round?
Tropical Climate
What are the three major island groups?
Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
What are the primary natural resources driving the economy of Australia? (Name 2-4)
Coal, iron, natural gas, gold
What is an island with mountain ranges and volcanic soils called?
High Island
What is the largest country in Oceania and how big is the area of the country? (Within 10,000 square miles)
Papua New Guinea with an area of 178,850 square miles (168,850-188,850)
What type of forest grows in Oceania’s warm, rainy regions and is known for dense vegetation and high biodiversity?
high biodiversity?
Answer: Tropical Rainforest
The earliest people of Melanesia were who?
The Papuans
How does climate change specifically impact the environmental security of low-lying island nations like Tuvalu and Kiribati?
Rising sea levels
What is a dependent area that the United Nations placed under the temporary control of another country?
Trust Territory
Low islands such as Marshall Islands are shaped like what?
Rings
What major ocean surrounds Oceania and strongly influences its climate?
Pacific Ocean
How long ago were the islands of Oceania probably first settled by peoples from Asia? (Within 5 thousand years)
40,000 (35,000-45,000)
What role does the "liquid continent" play in the economies of the Pacific Islands?
Economic growth
A group of people related by blood or marriage is a what?
Kinship Group
What created the majority of the islands in Oceania?
Volcanic activity
How do trade winds affect the climate of Oceania?
They bring moisture and help create rainfall patterns
What items dated the arrival of the Austronesian peoples in Melanesia? (Name 1-3)
Pottery, tools, and shell ornaments
What are the main environmental challenges affecting the biodiversity of Oceania?
Environmental threats including habitat destruction, deforestation
What is a blend of English and indigenous words to form a new language?
Pidgin
What ocean has the deepest depth of 36,198 feet?
Mariana Trench
Why do low islands usually have fewer types of plants?
Thin soil and dry conditions limit growth
What Pacific Island was the first to win freedom?
Samoa
Why are some communities in Oceania considering or initiating relocation?
Climate change impacts