FCA 2026 Summer Meeting Islands Presentation
by PC John Slattery
This map (with the continents removed) show how islands make up only
7% of theworlds landmass and just over 9% of the world population.
Historically theyhave played a major role in the areas of:
Exploration and Empires
Global wealth
Military importance and criminal punishment
Flora, fauna, and wildlife
Politics
Tourism
Learn about the different types of islands.
Understand how islands survive today in world dominated by the continents.