Samoa
By Josefa Mateo
Landforms & Location
Samoa is located south of the equator, about halfway between Hawai‘i and New Zealand in the Polynesian region of the Pacific Ocean. The highest point in Samoa is Mt Silisili. Mount Vaea (Upolu) is another mountain overlooking Apia.
Climate
Animals & Plants
Native to Samoa are the flying fox and crested tern. Some native plants are the aloalo vao and fau.
Natural Recources
History
The Samoan Civil War was a conflict that reached a head in 1898 when Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States were locked in dispute over who should have control over the Samoa Islands. The war was fought roughly between 1886 and 1894, primarily between Samoans though the German military intervened on several occasions. The United States and the United Kingdom opposed the German activity which led to a confrontation in Apia Harbor in 1887.