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What is Oceania?

Social Studies

Geography

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you might ask…

What is Oceania and why does it have that funny

name?

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Directions:You and your partner will discuss each question then write down the best answers you come up

with.

Oceania

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Oceaniathe tropical region of the Pacific Ocean

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

What does tropical mean?

Oceania Includes… Australia a continent and a nation

New Zealand a nation

Melanesia a region

Micronesia a region

Polynesia a region

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Australiathe world’s smallest, human-inhabited continent

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

What is the

difference between Australia

the continent

and Australia

the nation?

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Australiaa continent

a small continentname for a

nationpart of Oceaniamany climate

zoneslots of people

Antarcticaa continentsmallest continent

not a nationnot part of

Oceaniaone climate

zonefew people

Australia vs. Antarctica

Australia the nation

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

What do you

already know about

Australia?

New ZealandSouth Pacific nation with two major and many minor islands

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

What nation

colonized New

Zealand and is still part of their culture today?

New Zealand

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

What do you

already know

about New Zealand?

New Zealand

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DID YOU KNOW?

New Zealand’s stunning geography has been used in many movies

including Lord of The Rings

Melanesiawestern Oceania sub-region stretching from New Guinea to Fiji

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BOUNTY ISLAND, FIJI

Melanesia

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NORTH EFATE, VANUATU

Micronesianorthern Oceania sub-region with thousands of small islands

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

What?

Micronesia

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DID YOU KNOW?

In Greek, the word ‘mikros’ means

small and the word ‘nesos’ means island

Wake Island

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

What is the light green

patch in the

middle?

atoll with a lagoon

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atollcoral island that partially or completely surrounds a lagoon

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DID YOU KNOW?

Coral likes warm

water so these islands are only found in

the tropical region of the ocean

lagoona body of shallow water separated from the sea by a barrier

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Polynesiaeastern Oceania sub-region stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand

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THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII

Polynesia

22What is Oceania?FAKARAVA, FRENCH

POLYNESIA

Pacific Islands

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DISCUSSION QUESTION

What is the good and bad news about

living on a small island in

the middle of an ocean?

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Good Newsquiet

warm weatherbeautiful scenery

Bad Newslonely

bad stormsno seasons

Tropical Island Living

DISCUSSION QUESTION

Can you think of any otheritems to add to each list?

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Quiz Time

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26What is Oceania?What name is used for the tropical region of the Pacific?What is the continent name that is also a nation name?What part of Oceania has two big islands and many small?What is a coral island with a lagoon called?

What part of Oceania includes Hawaii?

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

atoll

Polynesia

What are three unique things you would find in Oceania that are not found where you live?

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