Oceania - Kwajalein Island

Kwajalein Island is part of ______.

• Melanesia

• Micronesia

• Polynesia

Kwajalein Island is an example of a/an _________.

• atoll

• continental island

• volcanic island

Which country operates a military base on Kwajalein Island?

• Australia

• France

• Great Britain

• USA

Kwajalein is part of which island group?

• Marshall Islands

• French Polynesia

• Solomon Islands

Kwajalein Atoll is the largest coral atoll in the world.

• True

• False

Because there is no freshwater on Kwajalein Island, islanders meet their water needs by removing salt from seawater to make it suitable for human use. This is called (a)   .

Kwajalein has a ______ climate. Temperatures range from about 80 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit no matter what the season, and rain falls every day during both the wet and the “dry” seasons.

• tropical dry

• tropical wet

• west coast marine

Dried coconut meat called (a)   is one of Kwajalein's main exports.

The economy of Kwajalein is based mainly on its importance as an American _______ in the Pacific.

• military base

• trading partner

• vacation spot

Only people who work for the U.S. Army, and their families, are allowed on Kwajalein Island.

• True

• False