Pacific Neighbors: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and PolynesiaOffers information on all the island groups of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia, covering geography, geology, migration, history, climate, and pre-contact lifestyles. |
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Table des matières
The Solomon Islands | 109 |
Vanuatu | 114 |
New Caledonia | 118 |
Fiji | 122 |
Polynesia | 127 |
American Samoa | 128 |
Western Samoa | 133 |
Tuvalu | 139 |
| 40 | |
| 47 | |
| 50 | |
| 56 | |
| 57 | |
| 61 | |
| 66 | |
| 70 | |
| 76 | |
| 82 | |
| 92 | |
| 96 | |
Melanesia | 101 |
Papua New Guinea | 102 |
Tokelau | 142 |
Niue | 145 |
The Cook Islands | 148 |
Tonga | 152 |
Pitcairn | 157 |
Norfolk | 160 |
Wallis and Futuna | 163 |
French Polynesia | 166 |
Rapa Nui Easter | 171 |
Hawaii | 176 |
Glossary | 181 |
Index | 185 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Pacific Neighbors: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia Betty Dunford,Reilly Ridgell Aucun aperçu disponible - 1996 |
Pacific Neighbors: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia Betty Dunford,Reilly Ridgell,Keith L. Camacho Aucun aperçu disponible - 2006 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
American Samoa Australia beachcombers became British Caledonia canoe chiefs Chuuk Commonwealth Cook Islands copra country buys country sells crops culture developed dried coconut meat Earth ECONOMY AND RESOURCES Europeans exports farm and fish Fiji Fijians France French Polynesia Futuna governed or controlled Guam Hawai'i help the islands important island group island or country island that begins Japan Japanese Kiribati Kosrae land mass rises lava long legislature live low island Marshall Islands Melanesians Micronesia missionaries moved Nauru navigator Niue Northern Marianas ocean outer islands Pacific islands Palau Papua New Guinea phosphate Photo courtesy Pitcairn plants Pohnpei POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT Polynesian pouring out lava problems raised coral island Rapa Nui reef islands ships South spends money square miles surrounding a lagoon Tahiti Today Tokelau Tonga took tourists trade Trust Territory Tuvalu typhoon Vanuatu villages volcanic island volcano keeps pouring Western Samoa whalers World Zealand
Fréquemment cités
Page 188 - California, in 1947, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of...
Page 49 - August 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan; on August 9, a second fell on Nagasaki; and on August 14, VJ Day, the Japanese surrendered unconditionally.
Page 10 - Reef islands have several plants important to man. Pandanus and coconuts can grow almost anywhere. Breadfruit and taro need water.
Page 8 - Moray eels also live in holes in the coral. They can be dangerous to people who put their hands into the coral.
Page 90 - They formed the Federated States of Micronesia, in free association with the United States.
Page 141 - Tuvalu is an independent country. It is a member of the British Commonwealth.
Page 1 - There are four oceans. They are the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, and the Arctic.
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | Pacific Neighbors: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition Book Collection: Nonfiction History Reference Center |
| Auteurs | Betty Dunford, Reilly Ridgell |
| Édition | illustrée |
| Éditeur | Bess Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 1573060224, 9781573060226 |
| Longueur | 188 pages |
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