Pacific Island Perspectives
Distinguishing between Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia and the threat of rising seas.
Key Questions
- 1What is the difference between a "high island" and a "low island"?
- 2How does the concept of "wayfinding" demonstrate advanced geographic knowledge?
- 3Which Pacific nations are at most risk of becoming "climate refugees"?
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