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 .

Based on the article and the following list of answers, write a list of questions.

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
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?