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Oceania: Polynesia

Oceania: Polynesia. By: Ty’yonna Grissom, Dehija Nelson, Bliss Forte. . Polynesia and its Countries.

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Oceania: Polynesia

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  1. Oceania: Polynesia By: Ty’yonna Grissom, Dehija Nelson, Bliss Forte.

  2. Polynesia and its Countries • Today Polynesia has three independent islands-Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu. Other islands groups are under French rule and are known as French Polynesia. Tahiti, Polynesia's largest island, is part of this French-ruled area. American Samoa, which is noticely under the untied states territory, is also part of this region.

  3. Polynesia and its physical features • The countless islands that are scattered, separate or all together, over the bosom of the pacific, are, almost not variably made of both coral or volcanic rocks or both; the latter often formed the basis on which the coral structure has been reared.

  4. Polynesia and its important people • Jacques Brel (1929–1978), Belgian musician, • Jean Gabilou, singer (born 1944), • Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), French impressionist painter, • Maréva Georges, model, former Miss Tahiti 1990 and Miss France 1991 • Pouvāna'a 'Ō'opa (1895–1977), Politician and Tahitian nationalist • Henri Hiro (1944–1991), Film director and script writer, poet, ecologist, activist • Ella Koon, model (born 1979) • Marco Namouro, writer (1889–1968) • Fabrice Santoro, tennis professional (born 1972) • MaramaVahirua, footballer, • Pascal Vahirua, former French international footballer (born 1966) • CélestineHitiuraVaite, writer (born 1966) some of the career choices in Polynesia are job boards, recruiters & headhunters, business companies, temporary & government jobs , teleworking & work at home, seasonal jobs & volunteering, internship & entry level jobs, au pair & nanny jobs, plus many more!

  5. Polynesia and important places • Some important places in Polynesia are Bora Bora, Tahiti, and Moorea. These places are also great for vacations too.

  6. Polynesia geographic factors and natural resources • Polynesia’s natural resources are timber, fish, cobalt, and hydropower. • Polynesia’s Location Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between South America and AustraliaGeographic coordinates15°00′S 140°00′W / 15°S 140°W / -15; -140 Map references Oceania Area Total: 4,167 km² (Around 130 islands) [1] • Land: 3,660 km² • Water: 507 km² • Land boundaries 0 km Coastline 2,525 km Maritime claims Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm • Territorial sea: 12 nm

  7. Polynesia's culture • Polynesia's religions are protestant, roman catholic, other, and no religion. • Polynesia's ethnic groups are Polynesian, Chinese, local French, and metropolitan French. • Polynesian food are Tahitian coconut vanilla prawns, Hawaiian baked beans, yo ho ho and rum Caribbean salsa, pineapple fried rice w/ ham and many more! • Polynesian languages are French, Polynesian, Asian, other, and unspecified.

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