World Cultures Unit 10 Lesson 4

_____________, _____________, and _____________ account for almost all of P.N.G.'s export revenue.

Copper; gold; oil

P.N.G.'s largest offshore island, _____________, is part of the Bismarck Archipelago.

New Britain

_____________ is the broad term describing all the tropical islands in the Pacific.

Oceania

Most visitors pass through P.N.G.'s capital and largest city, _____________.

Port Moresby

Why do many P.N.G. tribes continue to govern themselves?

The dense jungle, lack of roads, and difficulties in communication make it impractical to have one central government. The tribes must rule themselves or else have no government.

Queen Alexandria's birdwing is a colorful _____________ with a 12-inch wingspan.

butterfly

matrilineal

inheritance passed through a woman's line

In _____________ societies, land and property pass down through the mother.

matrilineal

About 75% of New Guinea is covered with _____________.

rain forests

About 85% of Papua New Guineans support themselves through _____________.

subsistence farming

The capital of the Solomon Islands, is at _____________.

9° S, 160° E

The four independant countries in Melanesia are _____________, _____________, _____________, and _____________.

Fiji; Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands; Vanuatu

P.N.G.'s longest river, the _____________ River, flows from the mountains through coastal swamps.

Fly

_____________ Island, the largest of the Solomon Islands, was the site of fierce fighting during World War II.

Guadalcanal

The capital of the Solomon Islands, _____________, was built near the airfield.

Honiara

_____________, a sweet potato, is a staple for indigenous people living in the Central Range region.

Kaukau