MICRONESIA, MELANESIA, AND POLYNESIA
What islands make up Polynesia?
French Polynesia and Tahiti; American Samoa; Samoa; Easter Island (Rapa Nui); Cook Islands; Pitcairn Island; Tonga.
This island nation is the only one that shares a border with another country.
Papua New Guinea
What islands make up Melanesia?
Papua New Guinea; Fiji; New Caledonia; The Solomon Islands.
Even though Hawaii is one of the fifty U.S. states, it is also considered part of _____.
Polynesia
------- Island is home to mysterious stone figures carved from hardened volcanic ash.
Rapa Nui
Select only the islands and island groups that belong to Micronesia.
Wake Island Marshall Islands Palau Northern Mariana Islands Guam
pumice
a lightweight, porous rock made from lava
polyp
a sea invertebrate that helps to create coral
What are some characteristics of a tropical climate?
abundant rainfall throughout the entire year a number of major storms such as typhoons
atoll
an island formed from coral
A common environmental issue for many islands is _____.
deforestation
deforestation
the removal of trees over a widespread area of land