Geo. 32 Terms

Question 0

Matrillineal

Answer 0

A social system characterized by tracking kinship only through the mother

Question 1

Wake island

Answer 1

U.S. South Pacific island territory north of the Marshall Islands, (pg. 731)

Question 2

Melanesia

Answer 2

Island region in the South Pacific that stretches from New Guinea to Fiji

Question 3

Port moresby

Answer 3

Seaport and capital of Papua New Guinea

Question 4

Copra

Answer 4

Dried coconut meat

Question 5

Atoll

Answer 5

A ring-shaped coral island or ring of several islands linked by underwater coral reefs

Question 6

Suva

Answer 6

Capital of fiji

Question 7

Intertropical convergence zone

Answer 7

An area where northeast and southeast trade winds meet near the equator, creating humid, often rainy, conditions

Question 8

Phosphates

Answer 8

Chemicals used to make fertilizer

Question 9

Micronesia

Answer 9

Island region in the South Pacific that includes the Mariana, Caroline, Marshall, and Gilbert island groups

Question 10

Trust territories

Answer 10

Areas placed under the control of another country while the territories prepare for independence

Question 11

Fiji

Answer 11

South Pacific island country; part of Melanesia