Across
- 1. Islands composed of volcanic mountains and debris, suitable for settlement and agriculture, and where explorers were likely to find supplies are ______ islands (Page 168)
- 6. Islands named after dark-skinned people who live in the region (Page 169)
- 7. Explorer who proved it was possible to travel from Peru in South America to the Pacific Islands (last name only) (Page 169)
- 9. Islands that mean "small islands" and they are mostly low islands (Page 169)
- 11. This group of natives from New Zealand resisted the Dutch landing there (page 173)
- 12. that mean "many islands" and include Hawaii and New Zealand (Page 169)
- 13. Dutch explorer (from The Netherlands) who discovered Tasmania, New Zealand, and the eastern coast of Australia while seeking to discover the southern land (last name only) (Page 173)
Down
- 1. After mapping part of the western coast of Australia, the Dutch claimed land they found and named it New _____ (Page 173)
- 2. Navigator who accompanied Alvaro de Mendaña (last name only) (Page 172)
- 3. Missionary to Papua New Guinea (last name only) (Page 170)
- 4. Missionary to the island of Aniwa (last name only) (Page 170)
- 5. Explorer from Spain who discovered and named the Solomon islands and who died from fever on the island of Santa Cruz (last name only) (page 171)
- 8. Islands that receive little rainfall, suffers great damage from tropical storms and high waves, and the inhabitants are dependent on fishing as a food source are _____ islands (Page 168
- 10. The island of Santa Cruz means "holy _____" (page 172)