Answer the following correctly using complete sentences.

1. Geographers placed the islands of the South Pacific in what three physical categories? – Geographers
placed the islands of the South Pacific include continental island, high island, and low island.

2. Name two things the Micronesian sailors studied. – Two things the Micronesian sailors studied are
winds, and the flight patterns of birds to find their way from island to island in the Pacific Island.

3. What were stick charts made from? – Stick charts were made from plant fiber, cowrie shell, and thick
vein of cooconut leaf.

4. What caused the Melanesians to develop different languages and ways of living? – The mountains and
forests of Melanesia’s islands separating villages caused the Melanesians to develop different languages and
ways of living.

5. What were New Guinea’s earliest settlers called? – New Guinea’s earliest settlers were called Papuans.

6. When did geographers divide the islands of the Pacific Ocean into three groups? – In 1800s,
geographers divide the islands of the Pacific Ocean into three groups.

7. What are the three groups of the Pacific Islands called? – The three groups of the Pacific Islands are
called Melenesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.

8. List the four island chains of Micronesia. – Four island chains of Micronesia are Caroline, Marshall,
Gilbert, and Mariana.

9. What three things did Micronesians watch to navigate to the right islands? – Three things that
Micronesians watch to navigate to the right islands are the directions of the winds, ocean currents, and migrating
birds.

10. In what year did Japan surrender during World War II and lose its Pacific empire? – Japan surendered
and losed
its Pacific empire during World War in 1945.