1. What is Oceania? Social Studies Geography What is Oceania?
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2. 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?

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

4. Oceania What is Oceania?

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

6. 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

7. 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?

8. 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

9. What do you already know about Australia?
What is Oceania?
Australia the nation
DISCUSSION QUESTION
What do you already know about Australia?

10. 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?

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

12. New Zealand What is Oceania?
DID YOU
KNOW?
New Zealand’s stunning geography has been used in many movies including Lord of The Rings

13. 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

14. Melanesia What is Oceania? NORTH EFATE, VANUATU

15. 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?

16. Micronesia What is Oceania?
DID YOU
KNOW?
In Greek, the word ‘mikros’ means small and the word ‘nesos’ means island

17. 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?

18. atoll with a lagoon What is Oceania?

19. 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

20. 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

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

22. FAKARAVA, FRENCH POLYNESIA
What is Oceania?
Polynesia
FAKARAVA, FRENCH POLYNESIA

23. 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?

24. 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?

25. What is Oceania?
Quiz Time

26. 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

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