New Caledonia

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/new-caledonia

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 New Caledonia?Southwest Pacific Ocean, 16,100 km from Metropolitan France
2. How big is New Caledonia?18,575 km²
3. What is the administrative status?Sui generis collectivity of the French Republic
4. What is the population (october 2019)?271,407

Sui Generis Collectivity: A unique legal and political status, granting significant autonomy within a larger state.
Kanaky: A name used by pro-independence movements for New Caledonia, referencing the indigenous Kanak people.
Endemism: The state of a species or group of organisms being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island or region.
Caldoches: Descendants of French settlers who have lived in New Caledonia for generations.