Technically, China's largest island is Taiwan. Don't know why Jetpunk recognises it as a country, since less than 20 countries actually recognise it. It's just a little bigger than Hainan!
Probably because Jetpunk follows Wikipedia and the definition for sovereign nations in international law and not the political claims of China or the strategical and economical interests of the UN with China being a permanent member of the Security Council...
The only reason it isn't officially recognized is because no one wants to start another world war. China has no real ownership over Taiwan, and Taiwan functions as a completely independent country.
I didn't know the answer but got it right the first guess. logically assumed it was one of the oceania nations, and then choose one that is a single island.
'Volcanic island' refers to islands that were formed as a result of volcanic activity, of which Iceland is the largest. Honshu is larger, but not of volcanic origin :)
Officially, "UK" is short for "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." Great Britain is the big island with England, Scotland, and Wales, but without Northern Ireland it's not the UK.
'Volcanic island' refers to islands that were formed from volcanic activity (of which Iceland is the largest) as opposed to islands with volcanoes on them.
Not to be this guy but, there are plenty, e.g. islands which broke off from continents (such as Madagascar) or islands formed through subduction (e.g. many of the Japanese and Indonesian islands).
Just because tectonic activity was involved does not mean it was *formed* by a volcano, it just means there might be a volcano located on that island. Those formed through subduction are likely to be prone to a lot of volcanic activity.
This was the only one I didn't get. Not sure if my confusion is warranted, but I was looking for an island formed by a single volcanic eruption. Then, I assumed it would have to be sitting on a rising tectonic plate. Anyway, I didn't get it.
I didn't love this question, but again, that may be my fault for not understanding what constitutes a volcanic island. The quiz in general though was really well done. Very enjoyable.
Wouldn’t the biggest island in the US be Big Island, not Hawaii, since Hawaii is a set of islands? For example, the question “island that contains the most pupulosu urban area” is Honshu, not Japan, because Honshu is the singular island name while Japan is the set of islands.
CCP = *TRIGGERED*
"Largest island in the Indian Ocean"
Hmm, Seychelles? Nope.
Maldives? **Bzzz**
Can't be Mauritius, right? Nope.
Ummm, oh, what's that one that sits between Madagascar & the coast of Africa? Yeah, Comoros. That's GOT to be it! **Bzzzz**
Ah, no idea. Better move on.
*sigh*
Just because tectonic activity was involved does not mean it was *formed* by a volcano, it just means there might be a volcano located on that island. Those formed through subduction are likely to be prone to a lot of volcanic activity.