Micronesia Flashcards

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Q

What are Micronesian Polynesia made up of

A

they are high volcanic islands
Low ring shaped atolls

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What is the history of Micronesia

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United States and Japan had many battles on Micronesian islands during World War II and afterwords most of them were temporarily turned over to the United States as territories but they became independent in 1970

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3
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What are the islands of Micronesia

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federated States of Micronesia
Marshall Islands
Palau
Nauru
Carrabas
Northern Mariana islands
Guam

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4
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How does America affect the islands

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they influence them by creating military bases in most the islands which some of them like and benefit from because the states pay a fee to keep the bases and provide jobs to the Islanders

Many of the tiny countries rely on states foreign aid because they have no resources or industries

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5
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What produce do high volcanic islands farm

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Yams
Sweet potatoes
Cassava

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What produce do the low islands produce and fish

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Bread fruit
Taro
Bananas

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7
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Why is most food Imported

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Due to the poor soil which limits the production of farming

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8
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What do Micronesian islands have deposits off

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Phosphate which is a mineral salts that is used to make plants fertilizers

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9
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Where is the most deposits of phosphate in Micronesia

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In the federal states and Marshall Islands

But they like the money to mine the phosphate

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10
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What about Kirabiti and Nauru

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Do used to have large deposits of phosphate but it’s completely gone in Kiribati and almost gone in Nauru

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Kiribati Main income

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After using all the phosphate deposits they depend on foreign aid mainly from Japan the European Union and Australia

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