Melanesia Flashcards
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Where are the islands of Melanesia geographically
They live across the currency from Australia and stretch from New Guinea in the wESst to Fiji in the east
What is the largest and most populous country in Melanesia
Papua New Guinea
What does the country Papua New Guinea consist off
It’s OK boys the eastern half of New Guinea and several hundred smaller islands
Describe the ethnicity in Papua New Guinea
People come from Papuan or Melanesian ethnic groups that are closely related and speak more than 700 languages
Describe Papua New Guinea lifestyle
People live by substance farming and work on growing coffee oil palm trees cacao trees and coconut palms
Where is the coconut oil extracted from
The meat from dried coconuts which is called copra
What is coconut oil used to make
Margarine soap and other products
What is Papua New Guinea’s economy like
corporate and other plantation products are produced for export
So food must be imported four people in the city
it also supports the economy by extracting or removing oil gold copper silver iron and zinc from deposits in the land and ocean floors
Describe the population of Fiji
It is evenly divided between Melanesians and south Asians
What is the history of Fiji
South Asians were brought from British India in the late 1800s and early 1900s to work on sugarcane plantations
What’s the conflict in Fiji
People struggled for control of the government and futures economy suffered from this conflict because foreign companies have been afraid to invest money in an unstable country and buy hurting tourism due to security reasons
Describe the Solomon Islands
Most people are made in Asians and live by subsistence farming and fishing
They tend to follow traditional ways and still use items such as shells or feathers as money
Describe Vanuatu
it’s a volcanic island country

Vanuatu religion
They believe volcanoes whole spirits which they honor and the religious ceremonies
Vanuatu economy
Most people work as farmers
But tourism is becoming important to the economy
Vanuatu language
more than 100 Melanesians languages are spoken
But Bislama is the lingua franca
What is lingua franca
it is the common language used to communicate
Describe New Caledonia
It’s a French owned island territory
Does 1/3 of the people are French descent Who control the economy
Rich and nickel deposits which is the country’s main export
Some of New Caledonia’s Melanesians want independence from France
