Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the regional groupings of Oceania is/are correct?
1.Melanesia includes island nations situated north and east of Australia, such as Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands.
2.Micronesia is an agglomeration of small islands in the western Pacific, including Guam, Kiribati, and the Marshall Islands.
3.Polynesia forms a central triangular region whose geographic limits extend to New Zealand in the north and Midway Islands in the extreme south.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: Melanesia (black islands) comprises the island chain lying directly north and northeast of Australia, including Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Fiji.
- Statement 2 is correct: Micronesia (small islands) encompasses low-lying archipelagos north of the Equator, including Guam, Palau, Kiribati, and the Marshall Islands.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: The Polynesian triangle extends from Midway Islands in the north to New Zealand in the south (and Easter Island in the east).
