| A | B |
|---|
| Papua New Guinea | capital, port Moresby |
| Solomon Islands | capital, Honiara |
| Fiji | capital, Suva |
| Federated States of Micronesia | capital, Palikir |
| high islands | islands that are at the tops of volcnoes that rise from the ocean floor |
| low islands | islands that are atolls made of coral that surround a sunken volcanic peak |
| tropical marine climate | a rainy climate that is hot year-round |
| arctic climate | a ver col, dry climate |
| trade deficit | when a country imports more goods than it exports |
| Tapa | a coarse cloth made by pounding the bark of mulberry trees |
| micronesia | little islands |
| Hawaii | a state in the United States |
| Easter Island | one of the most isolated places on Earth |
| Statues on Easter Island | weighs at least 50 tons |
| Papuans, who developed farming | `people of Melanesia |
| scientist who live in Antarctica | Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station |
| people eat | chicken, coconut milk, papaya puree, and fafa |
| economy based on | tourist |
| problems faced | population growth, trade deficit and maintaining the culture |
| environmental problem facing Oceania | protecting the fragile coral reefs |
