| A | B |
|---|
| continental islands | islands made up of rock separated from from larger continents |
| copra | dried coconut meat |
| tapa cloth | product made from the inner bark of paper mulberry trees |
| high island | island made from volcanoes |
| low island | island made from coral or coral reefs |
| atoll | ring-shaped coral reefs that surround small bays |
| phosphate | mineral used to make fertilizer |
| trust territory | territory under temporary control by the United States |
| Melanesia | Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia |
| Oceania | Pacific island region with about 2,500 islands over 70 million square miles |
| Micronesia | Marshall Islands, Palau, Kiribati, Guam, Northern Mariana, etc. |
| Polynesia | Western Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
| subsistence farm | grow enough crops for their family and their own use |
| New Caledonia | Melanesian country ruled by France |
| Suva | port city and capital of Fiji |
| Port Moresby | port city and capital of Papua New Guinea |
| Guam | territory in Micronesia linked to the United States |
| Tahiti | Polynesia's largest island |
| tourism | fastest growing industry in Polynesia |
