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Oceania is _________________.
the smallest continent, in terms of total land area
not a continent
the largest continent, in terms of total landmass
another name for Australia
Explanation
Oceania is a continent made up of thousands of islands in the South Pacific. The largest landmass in Oceania is Australia, but there are literally thousands of other islands in the continent. All that being said, in terms of land area Oceania is the smallest continent; the dominant feature of the continent is the vast areas of the Pacific Ocean separating the islands.
What is the main justification for Oceania's designation as a continent?
Oceania is composed of continental islands, meaning that many of the islands were once a part of the same landmass before being separated by tectonic activity
The islands making up Oceania are connected by submerged landmass
Oceania is composed of a series of peninsulas, all connected to the central landmass of Australia
None of these; Oceania is not a continent
Explanation
All of these statements are nonsense, except the correct answer. Many of the islands of Oceania were, at one very long-ago time, part of the same landmass.