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Where in the World…#7 Islands!

 

  1. What National Park lies off the coast of California? Channel Islands

  2. What is the capital of American Samoa? Pago Pago  In what ocean is it located? Pacific

  3. Which Hawaiian Island is generally uninhabited? Kahoolawe

  4. What was the name of the first group of inhabitants of New Zealand, Moai or Maori?   Maori

  5. Which Island in the Caribbean did Christopher Columbus name after a church in Seville, Spain?  Martinique, Dominica, or (Antigua)? (Circle the correct answer)

  6. Name the term that applies to the scattered French possessions in the South Pacific, whose most populous island is Tahiti.  French Polynesia

  7. Which Island changed hands 9 times during the British-French Wars, Fiji or (St. Lucia)? (circle correct answer)

  8. For whom are the Pacific’s Cook Islands named for?  Captain James Cook  What nation helps to support and defend them?  New Zealand

  9. Lemurs are indigenous to what large island off the coast of Africa?  Madagascar   Name the capital of this large island.  Antananarivo.

  10. What is the worlds largest archipelago? Indonesia  What is the name of the sea directly between the Philippines and Malaysia?  Sulu Sea

 

NAME:  ___________________________Please remember to include your last name!

GRADE/TEACHER:  ______________________          

*Please put in the Where in the World box in the office by the end of school Feb 15th, 2007

Any questions contact email mdhaus@earthlink.net

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