Oceania consists of islands east of the Philippines and south of Japan. The islands fall into two types - high islands formed from volcanoes that are better suited for agriculture, and low islands that are drier and more vulnerable to tropical storms. The islands are divided into three geographic groups: Melanesia whose inhabitants have dark skin, Micronesia consisting of small islands, and Polynesia comprising many islands. The islands were originally settled via two theories - that people island hopped from Indonesia and Asia, or that people came from South America as proven by Thor Heyerdahl's voyage. Colonization introduced European culture and trade goods but also ravaged islands with disease, while missionaries established a thriving ministry on some islands but

1. Oceania

2. • All the Islands East of Philippines and south of
Japan
• Some are Independent and some are still
territories

3. 2 types of islands
1. High islands
– made up of volcanic mountains
– Better for people and agriculture

5. 2. Low Islands
– Tend to be drier
– Suffer greater damage from tropical storms
– Depends on fishing for food supply

7. Three geographic groups for the
islands
1. Melanesia – named after the dark skinned
people that lived there
2. Micronesia – small islands
3. Polynesia – many islands

9. How did people first get to these
islands?
Theory One – people came from Indonesia and
Asia and “Island hopped” across the Pacific

11. Theory Two – People came from South America
• Norwegian explorer, Thor Heyerdahl, proved
this theory by building a boat and made the
voyage.

13. Negative consequences of colonization
• Disease ravaged many of the islands

14. Negative/Positive consequences of
colonization
• Introduction of European culture
– Europeans brought new trade goods, clothes and
customs

15. Positive consequences of colonization
• Arrival of missionaries

16. John Paton
• Lost his family
• His life was constantly in danger
• Developed a thriving ministry
• Remarried and worked on Aniwa Island for 30
years
• Led to conversion of everyone on the island

17. John Paton

18. James Chalmers
• Worked in Papua New Guinea
• He and his assistant Oliver Tomkins were
working with the natives
• They never returned

19. James Chalmers