Question: Micronesia (from "mikros" "small" and "nesos" "island") is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a shared cultural history with two other island regions, Polynesia to the east and Melanesia to the south.

The region has a tropical marine climate, and is part of the Oceania ecozone. There are four main archipelagos along with numerous outlying islands.

Micronesia is divided politically among several sovereign countries. One of these is the Federated States of Micronesia, which is often called "Micronesia" for short and is not to be confused with the overall region. The Micronesia region encompasses five sovereign, independent nationsthe Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, and Nauruas well as three U.S. territories in the northern part: Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and Wake Island.

Micronesia began to be settled several millennia ago, although there are competing theories about the origin and arrival of the first settlers. The earliest known contact with Europeans occurred in 1521, when Ferdinand Magellan reached the Marianas. The coinage of the term "Micronesia" is usually attributed to Jules Dumont d'Urville's usage in 1832, however Domeny de Rienzi had used the term a year previously.

Micronesia is a region that includes approximately 2100 islands, with a total land area of , the largest of which is Guam, which covers . The total ocean area within the perimeter of the islands is . 1. Where is Micronesia located?
2. How many main archipelagos does it consist of?
3. Does it consist of just one country?
4. What kind of climate does it have?
5. How many islands does it approximately include?
6. What is the name of the largest island?
7. What other two island regions does it share a cultural history with?
8. Who is attributed with coining the tern micronesia?
9. In what year?
10. How many sovereign, independent nations does Micronesia include?
11. Dies it unclude any U.S territories?
12. What are the names of the independent nations?
13. When did it's first contact with Europeans occure?
14. Who was the first to reach the islands from europe?
15. Who used the term micronesia a year earlier before Jules dumont d'Urville? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Oceania
2. Four
3. No
4. Tropical marine
5. 2100
6. Guam
7. Polynesia and Melanesia
8. Jules Dumont d'Urville
9. 1832
10. Five
11. Yes
12. The Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, and Nauru
13. 1521
14. Ferdinand Magellan
15. Domeny de Rienzi

Question: (CNN) -- A Florida judge's ruling Wednesday will allow a foreign-born high school basketball player who was ruled ineligible and his team to compete in the playoffs, even though they could ultimately be stripped of any title they win.

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Spencer Eig temporarily barred the Florida High School Athletic Association from disqualifying Brian Delancy, who was born in the Bahamas, and Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School from the district playoffs, which begin Thursday.

Delancy "is very happy and relieved and he feels happy for his teammates," said attorney David Baron, who helped represent the athlete, 19, and two other players.

The board of the athletic association, which said Krop did not file proper paperwork on Delancy's eligibility and immigration status, on Tuesday ruled he was ineligible and that the top-ranked team must forfeit the 19 games it won when the senior guard played.

Eig did not rule on Delancy's eligibility, but granted a temporary injunction to allow Krop to play until a full slate of hearings and appeals can take place within the athletic association,

Roger Dearing, the association's executive director, said it was too late to appeal Eig's ruling and Krop will compete.

But, he said, the ruling is not the end of the matter.

Dearing said the association will hear new appeals after the tournament, likely in April.

Now that Krop is in the playoffs, North Miami High School will be bumped from the four-team field in the district playoffs, Dearing said.

"There is no win for kids here," said Dearing. "What about the schools that played fair?" 1. Who did Association wanted to bar?
2. Who did the association wanted to disqualify?
3. Where was he from?
4. Was there any other person they wanted to disqualify?
5. How did Delancy feel afterward?
6. Who noticed this reaction?
7. Who was the athletic association director?
8. What did he say about the appeal?
9. Did he make further comment on it?
10. What is the name of the judge that barred the association?
11. Where was he a judge Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Florida High School Athletic Association
2. Brian Delancy
3. Bahamas
4. Brian Delancy
5. very happy and relieved
6. David Baron
7. Roger Dearing
8. too late to appeal Eig's ruling and Krop will compete.
9. the ruling is not the end of the matter.
10. Spencer Eig
11. Miami-Dade

Question: CHAPTER XXV

PERILS OF THE FLOOD

"Dave! Dave!" yelled Ben, as he saw our hero disappear into the swiftly-flowing river. "Look out, or you'll both be drowned!"

"What's the trouble?" yelled Jerry Blutt, as he turned back for the first time since leaving the island.

"Buster slipped in, and Dave went after him," answered Ben. "Oh, what shall we do?" he went on, despairingly.

"Here--we'll throw out the rope!" answered the camp-worker, and took from his shoulder a rope he carried.

In the meantime Dave had come up and was striking out with might and main for his chum. Our hero realized that Buster must be hurt, otherwise he would swim to save himself.

"Must have struck on his head, when he went over," he thought, and he was right, poor Buster had done just that and now lay half-unconscious as the current swept him further and further from his friends.

It was too dark to see much, and Dave had all he could do to keep in sight of the unfortunate one. But presently the stout youth's body struck against a rock and was held there, and our hero came up and seized the lad by the arm.

"Buster! Buster!" he called out. "What's wrong? Can't you swim?"

"Hel--help me!" gasped the fat youth. "I--I got a knock on the head. I'm so--so dizzy I do--don't know what I--I'm do--doing!"

The current now tore Buster away from the rock, and he and Dave floated along on the bosom of the river for a distance of fifty yards. It was impossible to do much swimming in that madly-rushing element and Dave wisely steered for shore. He continued to support his friend, who seemed unable to do anything for himself. 1. did the overweight person ask for help?
2. what had happened to him?
3. who was carrying a rope?
4. did anyone see what had happened?
5. who?
6. who was being heroic?
7. what did Dave decide about Buster?
8. Was Buster feeling okay?
9. how was he feeling?
10. was he conscious?
11. was he moving towards his buddies?
12. then?
13. what was Ben's concern?
14. what is the name of the worker?
15. did he know what had happened?
16. had Buster gone in for a swim?
17. how did he get in the water?
18. what did the water take Buster away from?
19. was there enough light?
20. was Dave able to help his mate? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. yes
2. he got a knock on the head
3. the camp-worker
4. yes
5. Ben
6. Dave
7. that he must be hurt
8. no
9. dizzy
10. half-unconscious
11. no
12. further and further from his friends.
13. they'll both drown
14. Jerry Blutt
15. no
16. no
17. he slipped in
18. the rock
19. no
20. yes