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How are all the five large nations of Oceania different from the small islands?
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The large nations have more developed economies
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What did Europeans most typically use the small pacific islands for ?
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How does Oceania rank in size compared to all of the 7 continents?
Oceania is not a continent. It is a region of the Pacific, encompassing the continent of Australia and many large and small islands and territories. The overall area of the region (not continent) of Oceania is 9,008,458 km2. This is still smaller than the second-smallest continent, Europe, which has an area of 10,354,636 km2. The continent of Australia is, of course, the smallest of all the continents, at 7,686,850 km2. .
Is New Zealand in the continent Oceania?
Theoretically, no.New Zealand is not part of any continent: it is made up of two large islands and numerous smaller islands, and much of this territory sits on the Australian tectonic plate, but straddles the plate boundary. It is considered part of the region of "Australasia," which comprises New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea and some small Pacific Islands. It is in the region of Oceania which, by geographical definition, is not a continent.Australia and Oceania are two completely different things. Australia (a continent) lies within the political region known as Oceania, which comprises also the islands of New Guinea, New Zealand and various other island nations in the South Pacific.New Zealand is the above-water part of a continental mass called Zealandia, about the size of India, and most of which has never been above the waves.New Zealand once was joined to and part of Australia, but the spreading of the Tasman Sea put an end to that.Continentsare defined by their landmass block, which is generally taken to be out to the edge of the Continental Shelf, where the contours drop off steeply to the abyssal deeps.
What euripin country consits of a pensulula and many other little islands?
There are two countries in Europe that consist mainly of a peninsula with surrounding islands. Italy, which has three large islands and Greece, which has a large number of smaller islands.
What two large islands are located off the coast of Italy?
sardinia and sicily islands
What are the population of the large three islands that make up new zealand?
No not three large islands, but three islands. The North and South Island are the main Islands, and then there is Stewart island which is much, much smaller.
How are the five large nations of Oceania different from the smaller islands?
The small nations are less active in global trade or The small nations have much poorer economies. The large nations have more developed economies.
What is the name for the large collection of thousands of islands also known as australasia?
Oceania
What does oceania mean?
This is a region centered on the islands of the Tropical Pacific
Name the group of volcanic islands in the south pacific ocean?
The large group of islands in the South Pacific is known as Oceania. These islands are classified as either the high islands or the low islands.
Does Oceania have the smallest representation at the games?
No, because Oceania is not a single country or nation. It is a large region of the Pacific, comprising many nations. Australia is one of these nations, and its representation at the Olympics, for example, is always considerable, consisting of hundreds of athletes.
How do the large and small islands of Oceania differ in terms of world trade?
On the larger islands there may be several different language groups requiring the trader to deal in several languages. On the smaller islands there may be only one language so it is easier to trade with the occupants.
What continent consists 30 000 small and large island?
Asia and Australia & Oceania contain at least 30,000 islands (large or small) without a doubt. North America, Africa, and Europe might also have 30,000 islands or less.
Native of or concerned with a subregion of Oceania comprising a large group of over 1000 islands scattered over the central and southern pacific ocean?
Polynesian
Is another name for Australia Oceania?
There is no specific name for the islands of Oceania. They are sometimes called the islands of the South Pacific, and sometimes they are referred to as Australasia but Oceania comprises too large an area to restrict any island groups to another name.And no, another name for Oceania is notAustralia.
What makes Oceania a very unusual continent?
What makes Oceania unusual is probably the fact that it is not a standard continent at all. It is not a solid landmass, and in that sense is not truly a continent. Oceania comprises a huge region of the Pacific encompassing just one continent - Australia - many large islands such as New zealand and Papua New Guinea and many smaller islands and territories of French Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia.
What continent is the northern mariana islands on?
The Northern Mariana Islands is really not a part of any continent. However, on a very large scale it is part of Oceania, which is a collection of islands (and Australia) covering much of the Pacific Ocean. The Northern Marianas consist of the entire Mariana Islands archipelago except Guam. The Marianas are part of Micronesia, which is a collection of island groups located in the western Pacific Ocean, north of the equator. Micronesia is one of the three ethnological sub regions among the islands of Oceania.
Which two continets have many islands that are part of them?
North America has the arctic archipegalo in northern canada. There are quite a few islands in the archipegalo. Some organize indonesia as a part of the oceania continent or the continent of australia. This large group of islands would make the oceeania or australia have many islands. Although some categorize these islands as a part of asia.
