Guam Island

Particulars

Descriptions

Name of the Island

Guam.

Country

An island territory of the United States of America.

Became a U.S. territory in 1898.

Capital

Hagåtña.

Location

Western Pacific Ocean , North Pacific.

Formation

Guam is the largest and southernmost island in the Mariana Islands chain.

 Formed by two former volcanoes.

Area

212 square miles.

Landforms

Southern Guam is made up of volcanic hills, which rise to a maximum height of 1,334 feet above sea level.

The central and northern sections of the island consist of a limestone plateau.

Ethnicity

Nearly half the people are indigenous Chamorro, 25% are Filipino, 15% migrated from the US mainland, and the rest are Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Micronesian, and Indian.

Culture

About 85 percent of the population is Roman Catholic.

Ports

Apra Harbor is the region's finest commercial port.

Coastline

Sandy beaches, rocky, cliff lines, and mangroves.

Climate

Tropical Climate.

Easterly Trade wind.

Wild life

A coral reef surrounds most of the island with over 300 types of coral.

Guam has five marine protected areas (Pati Point, Piti Bomb Holes, Sasa Bay, Achang Reef Flat, and Tumon Bay), created to help preserve the coral.

The Guam kingfisher, Rota white-eye, and the Guam rail are the island’s endemic bird species.

Known to Chamorros as the ko'ko', the Guam rail is the territory’s national bird.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. consider the following Islands.

1. Trinian
2. Saipan
3. Rota
4. Guam

Arrange the above Islands in North to South direction.

(A) 1,2,3,4

(B) 2,3,4,1

(C) 1,4,3,2

(D) 2,1,3,4

Answer D