Physical Features
History
Culture
Coral Reefs
100
What is the largest physical feature on the earth?
The Pacific Ocean
100
How long ago did the first people settle in the Pacific Islands?
33,000 years ago
100
Which country has over 700 different languages alone?
Papua New Guinea
100
What are coral reefs formed by?
Tiny marine animals
200
What is the lowest point in the Pacific Ocean?
The Mariana Trench
200
Who was the first European explorer to explore the Pacific Islands?
Ferdinand Magellan
200
What are simplified languages based on English called?
Pidgin languages
200
What percent of the ocean floor do coral reefs cover?
.2%
300
What is a ring of several low islands linked together called?
Atoll
300
What did the colonial rulers set up on the islands?
Plantations and military bases
300
What kind of traditional religious rituals took place in the Pacific Islands?
wearing costumes and masks, carving statues, dancing
300
What percent of the world's diet comes from coral reefs?
10%
400
What are low islands made from?
Coral
400
What important war was fought throughout the Pacific Islands?
World War II
400
How was political status determined in Tahiti and Tonga?
Through competitions
400
Why are coral reefs called the "rainforests of the ocean"?
Biological diversity
500
Islands that lie on shallow continental shelf are called _____________________ islands.
continental
500
Name at least 3 countries that colonized areas in the Pacific Islands
United States, Chile, New Zealand, Japan, Germany
500
What does matrilineal mean?
Tracing family history through your mother
500
Why are reefs around the world at risk of disappearing?
Pollution and destructive fishing
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