Samoa Geography Quiz

Capital

River in capital

Subregion of Oceania Samoa is in; between NZ, Hawaii, and Easter Island

Religion most of the population practices

Currency of Samoa

Official language

Cardinal direction Samoa was called until 1997 (____ern Samoa)

Second largest island of the country, containing the capital

Largest island of the country

Strait between the two islands above

Highest peak is Mount (hint: 2 x goofy)

Active volcano on largest island

Traditional Samoan socio-political governance system based on a hierarchy of matai (chiefs) who lead extended families (aiga), villages, and districts.

International airport that functions as the main hub from travelers entering the country and near the capital

Non-violent resistance movement for Samoan independence from NZ colonial rule in the first half of the 1900's (hint: first half of a Kenyan rebellion against British rule and sounds like Zedong's first name)

Year in which Samoa gains independence on January 1, Algeria gains independence, and the Cuban Missile Crisis occurs

Uninhabited island group of four islands to the east of the second largest island

Separates Samoa from American Samoa

Colonizers between 1900 and 1914 before NZ siezed Samoa