Oceania Fun Facts

Question 1

Great Barrier Reef

Answer 1

Largest coral reef system in the world.

Question 2

Uluru; Ayers Rock

Answer 2

The largest rock or single stone in the world.

Question 3

Austrailia

Answer 3

Aborigines: The original Inhabitants.
Originally established as a prison colony.
90% of the population live within 100 miles of the coast.
Only continent on earth to be occupied by one country.
Was the 2nd country in the world to give women’s right to vote, 1902.

Question 4

Oceania Size

Answer 4

Consist of roughly 25,000 islands (depending on where lines are drawn).

Question 5

James Cook

Answer 5

European Explorer who 1st mapped most of the South Pacific Island.

Question 6

U.S. Territories in the pacific

Answer 6

All three Marshall Islands, marina islands, and Guam are all territories of the U.S.

Question 7

Antarctica Human Settlement

Answer 7

No permanent human settlement.

Question 8

Controlling Antarctica

Answer 8

It is not claimed as property by any one country.