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.

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

 

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

3.) Guam is the largest and southernmost of the ________________ _________________.

4.) What is an atoll? (Click on Marshall Islands to find out).

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

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

7.) Nauru was once called _________________ __________________.

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

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

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

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

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