The Pacific Islands and Antarctica

Question 1

What are the names of the groups, or chains, of islands that make up Micronesia?

Answer 1

Caroline, Marshall, Gilbert, and Mariana.

Question 2

wooden beams that extend from the sides to keep the canoe stable.

Answer 2

OUTRIGGER

Question 3

forbidden

Answer 3

TABOO/TABU

Question 4

goverened by custom; a system of government based on cutoms and traditional beliefs

Answer 4

KASTOM

Question 5

What are the three groups of the Pacific Islands?

Answer 5

Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia

Question 6

List the three major categories of island in the South Pacific Ocean:

Answer 6

Continental Island, High Island, and Low Island

Question 7

What are three resources found on many of the high islands?

Answer 7

Oil, Natural Gas, Lumber, and Copra

Question 8

a glacier that hangs out over the water.

Answer 8

ICE SHELF

Question 9

sea ice that forms into a large mass.

Answer 9

PACK ICE

Question 10

tiny shrimplike animals that gather in hyge masses feed on algae.

Answer 10

KRILL

Question 11

Name three mineral resources found in Antarctica:

Answer 11

Iron, Gold, and Uranium

Question 12

List three animals that can be found in the waters of Antarctica:

Answer 12

Dolphins, Seals, and Whales