Geography of Oceania

Which geographic feature dominates the region known as Oceania?

• Mountains

• Coral reefs

• Deserts

• Oceans

Another name for Australia and the Pacific region is:

• Pacifica

• Oceania

• Southern Hemisphere

• Ring of Fire

The area in Oceania prone to earthquakes and volcanoes is known as:

• the Great Barrier Reef.

• the Pacific Ring of Fire.

• Great Australian Bight.

• Pacific Ocean.

Oceania spans approximately ______________ from east to west.

• 1,000 miles

• 5,000 miles

• 8,000 miles

• 500 miles

What are the three island regions of Oceania?

• Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia

• Caribbean, Polynesia, and Micronesia

• Melanesia, Indonesia, and Polynesia

• Micronesia, Polynesia, and Scandinavia

The lands of the central and south Pacific Ocean including Australia and New Zealand.

• Aborigines

• Nomadic

• Small Pox

• Coral Reef

• Oceania

Which of the following is NOT one of the sections of Oceania?

• Micronesia

• Melanesia

• Polynesia

• All of the above are sections of Oceania

A large group of islands in the South Pacific including Melesia, Microesia and Polynesia

• Oceania

• Australia

• Tasmania

• Southeast Asia

_________ are coral reefs built on a sunken volcano.

Match the following

• lagoon

• a type of island in the Pacific Ocean formed by the buildup of coral

• continental island

• the money sent back to the homeland by people who have gone somewhere else to work

• remittance

• a shallow pond near a larger body of water

• low island

• an area temporarily placed under the control of another country

• trust territory

• an island formed centuries ago by the rising and folding of the ocean floor due to tectonic activity