What is Oceania? Social Studies Geography What is Oceania? hiztoreerox.com #00265 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1859-Martinique.web.jpg

What is Oceania and why does it have that funny name? you might ask… What is Oceania and why does it have that funny name?

What is Oceania? Directions: You and your partner will discuss each question then write down the best answers you come up with.

Oceania What is Oceania? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LocationOceania.png

What does tropical mean? What is Oceania? Oceania the tropical region of the Pacific Ocean DISCUSSION QUESTION What does tropical mean?

Australia a continent and a nation New Zealand a nation What is Oceania? Oceania Includes… Australia a continent and a nation New Zealand a nation Melanesia a region Micronesia a region Polynesia a region

human-inhabited continent What is Oceania? Australia the world’s smallest, human-inhabited continent DISCUSSION QUESTION What is the difference between Australia the continent and Australia the nation?

Australia vs. Antarctica What is Oceania? Australia vs. Antarctica Australia a continent a small continent name for a nation part of Oceania many climate zones lots of people Antarctica a continent smallest continent not a nation not part of Oceania one climate zone few people

What do you already know about Australia? What is Oceania? Australia the nation DISCUSSION QUESTION What do you already know about Australia? https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/maptemplate_as.html http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_grey_kangaroo_dec07_02.jpg

South Pacific nation with two major and many minor islands What is Oceania? New Zealand South Pacific nation with two major and many minor islands DISCUSSION QUESTION What nation colonized New Zealand and is still part of their culture today?

What do you already know about New Zealand? What is Oceania? New Zealand DISCUSSION QUESTION What do you already know about New Zealand?

New Zealand What is Oceania? DID YOU KNOW? New Zealand’s stunning geography has been used in many movies including Lord of The Rings https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/photo_gallery/nz/photo_gallery_B1_nz_21.html

western Oceania sub-region stretching from New Guinea to Fiji What is Oceania? Melanesia western Oceania sub-region stretching from New Guinea to Fiji BOUNTY ISLAND, FIJI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bounty_Island_beach_Fiji.jpg

Melanesia What is Oceania? NORTH EFATE, VANUATU http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Melanesian_Cultural_Area.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Commercial_agriculture,_North_Efate.jpg

northern Oceania sub-region with thousands of small islands What is Oceania? Micronesia northern Oceania sub-region with thousands of small islands DISCUSSION QUESTION What? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Marshall_Islands_-_Majuro_-_Surroundings.jpg

Micronesia What is Oceania? DID YOU KNOW? In Greek, the word ‘mikros’ means small and the word ‘nesos’ means island http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Micronesian_Cultural_Area.png

What is the light green patch in the middle? What is Oceania? Wake Island DISCUSSION QUESTION What is the light green patch in the middle? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wake_Atoll_ISS001.jpg

atoll with a lagoon What is Oceania? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atafutrim.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG

coral island that partially or completely surrounds a lagoon What is Oceania? atoll coral island that partially or completely surrounds a lagoon DID YOU KNOW? Coral likes warm water so these islands are only found in the tropical region of the ocean

a body of shallow water separated from the sea by a barrier What is Oceania? lagoon a body of shallow water separated from the sea by a barrier

THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII What is Oceania? Polynesia eastern Oceania sub-region stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII

FAKARAVA, FRENCH POLYNESIA What is Oceania? Polynesia FAKARAVA, FRENCH POLYNESIA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pacific_Culture_Areas.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fakarava-ponton-rotoava.jpg

Pacific Islands What is Oceania? DISCUSSION QUESTION What is the good and bad news about living on a small island in the middle of an ocean? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moorea_baie_cook.JPG

Tropical Island Living What is Oceania? Tropical Island Living Good News quiet warm weather beautiful scenery Bad News lonely bad storms no seasons DISCUSSION QUESTION Can you think of any other items to add to each list?

What is Oceania? Quiz Time

What is Oceania? 1 What name is used for the tropical region of the Pacific? Oceania 2 What is the continent name that is also a nation name? Australia 3 What part of Oceania has two big islands and many small? New Zealand 4 What is a coral island with a lagoon called? atoll 5 What part of Oceania includes Hawaii? Polynesia

What is Oceania? T-2 What are three unique things you would find in Oceania that are not found where you live?