Fakaofo

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fakaofo

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Where is Fakaofo?Tokelau Group, South Pacific Ocean, a territory of New Zealand
2. How many people live in Fakaofo?483 (official 2006 census), with 370 present on census night
3. How big is Fakaofo?3 km² (land); 45 km² (lagoon)
4. What language do people speak in Fakaofo?Tokelauan (primary), English (official and widely used)
5. What do the people of Fakaofo eat and how do they get their food?They fish in the lagoon and grow taro and coconut on the small island to feed their families.
6. How do the people of Fakaofo stay connected and make decisions?About 70 % belong to the Congregational Church and 22 % to the Catholic Church, and these churches help guide community life and decisions.

Atoll: A low-lying, ring-shaped island or chain of islets formed from coral, encircling a central lagoon.
Subsistence Economy: An economy where individuals or communities produce most of what they consume, relying on local resources.
Tokelau: A non-self-governing territory of New Zealand consisting of three coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean.