Oceania Map Puzzle: Geography Educational Game
The Oceania Puzzle is a free educational game designed to help you study the vast and varied islands of the Oceania continent. Test your geographical knowledge in this interactive drag-and-drop map exercise! It is a brilliant "Minute to win it" tool for online lessons, interactive geography classes, and testing your knowledge of the Pacific region.
The Continent of Islands
Oceania is a massive geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Australasia. Situated in the southeast of the Asia-Pacific region, Oceania is the smallest continental grouping in land area and the second smallest in population (surpassing only Antarctica).
The islands of Oceania are geologically fascinating and fall into four basic types: continental islands, high islands, coral reefs, and uplifted coral platforms. "High islands" are of volcanic origin, and many still contain active volcanoes! Notable examples include Bougainville, Hawaii, and the Solomon Islands. This interactive map primarily focuses on the western part of these island chains.
How to play Oceania Puzzle
At the start of the game, 22 graphic pieces representing the islands and countries of Oceania will appear on the left side of the screen. Your goal is to drag and drop them into their correct locations within the outlined territories of the Oceania continent on the right. If dropped incorrectly, the island will snap back to the starting area until placed in the right spot.
Knowledge Achievements:
Successfully place at least 5 islands to earn +1 Knowledge Level on Planeta 42.
Difficulty Level: Hard.
Did you know?
• The Ring of Fire: Many of Oceania's islands, particularly those in Melanesia and extending up towards Japan, sit on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," an area of intense seismic and volcanic activity caused by tectonic plate subduction.
• Linguistic Diversity: Papua New Guinea, one of the largest landmasses in Oceania (sharing an island with the Indonesian provinces of Papua), is the most linguistically diverse country in the world, with over 800 languages spoken by its inhabitants.
• Coral Atolls: Nations like Tuvalu and Kiribati are comprised almost entirely of low-lying coral atolls. Because their highest points are often only a few metres above sea level, they are extremely vulnerable to the effects of global climate change.
Class Subject: The Regions of Oceania
This interactive geography learning game answers questions such as: Which are the islands of Oceania? Where is Fiji situated? How do the political borders of Micronesia align?
Sovereign States & Territories Included in the Game:
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Coral Sea Islands
(Australia)
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
(USA)
Fiji
Tuvalu
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Wallis and Futuna
(France)
Western Samoa
Nauru
Palau
Vanuatu
Not included (Too far East for this map scale):
East Kiribati
Cook Islands
(New Zealand)
Norfolk Island
(Australia)
