Oceania Explained

True or False: Polynesia is the most well known region of Oceania compared to Melanesia and Micronesia.

• True
• False

True or False: There are over 20,000 languages in Melanesia.

• True
• False

Which island nation has the most amount of people, is well known around the world, and has 3 island nations that make a huge triangle on the world map?

• Micronesia
• Polynesia
• Melanesia
• Oceania

Which island nation has mostly small islands, use stone money, and had no tribal wars?

• Micronesia
• Polynesia
• Melanesia
• Oceania

Which island nation has dark skinned people with natural blonde hair, unique only to this part of the world because of a certain gene these people have in their bodies?

• Micronesia
• Polynesia
• Melanesia
• Oceania

Which island nation has a population of 500,000 people?

• Micronesia
• Polynesia
• Melanesia
• Oceania

What does Melanesia and Polynesia have in common?

• They both had tribal wars
• They both have really low islands
• They both have the smallest amount of islands.
• They both use stone for money.

What does Micronesia and Polynesia have in common?

• They both have tribal wars.
• They are the most well known of the three regions in Oceania.
• They both use stone for money.
• They both have ties to the United States and both have low lying islands.

What does Micronesia and Melanesia have in common?

• They both have tribal wars.
• They are both the least known regions of Oceania.
• They both use stone for money.
• They both have the most languages spoken out of the three regions of Oceania.

Select ALL of the similarities that Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia share.

• They are all a part of Oceania.
• They all have their own cultures and traditions.
• They all are located in the Southern Ocean.
• They all share the same type of currency in ancient times: stone money.
• They are all located in the Pacific Ocean.