Australia/Oceania Scavenger Hunt. Print this document out and answer the questions using the interactive map on www.mrnussbaum.com/australia.htm. TEACHERS - click here for ANSWER KEY. Click here to return to Australia.

1.) What is the capital of Papua New Guinea? PORT MORESBY

 

2.) The Gilbert Islands make up the main part of what island nation? KIRIBATI

3.) Guam is the largest and southernmost of the _MARIANA_______________ __ISLANDS_______________.

4.) What is an atoll? (Click on Marshall Islands to find out). A LOW CORAL ISLAND FOUND IN TROPICAL OCEANS

5.) Scientists believe that Tuvalu may soon be underwater because of rising sea levels caused by __GLOBAL_______________ ___WARMING__________________.

6.) New Caledonia has the opportunity to vote to become an independent nation in __2014_____________..

7.) Nauru was once called _____PLEASANT____________ ___ISLAND_______________.

8.) The archipelago of Fiji consists of ______322_____________ islands.

9.) New Zealand was he first nation to grant ___WOMEN____________ full voting rights.

10.) *** Bonus. The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed in this nation. NEW ZEALAND

11.) *** Bonus. Tahiti and Bora Bora are part of this island group. FRENCH POLYNESIA

12.) *** Bonus. Amelia Earhart's airplane never made it this destination during her attempted fligh around the world. HOWLAND ISLAND