thats what all these guys that take boyscouts say but ive looked in the dictionary and it doesnt mention anything about a tree just that its a body of land smaller then a continent completly surrounded by water
2006-09-15 11:31:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Here is what I found
ISLAND:
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
a zone or area resembling an island
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
An island is any piece of land smaller than a continent and larger than a rock, that is completely surrounded by water. Very small islands are called islets. Although seldom adhered to, it is also proper to call an emergent land feature on an atoll an islet, since an atoll is a type of island. A key or cay is also another name for a relatively small island. Groups of related islands are called archipelagos.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island
2006-09-15 11:35:04 · answer #1 · answered by Hap s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, kids in boyscouts, are not a reliable source, the idctionary is. An island is any land mass completely surrounded by water that isn't large enough to be considered a continent. An island can be literally one square millimeter in area and it will still be an island. These boys are lookign at the stereotypical cartoon image of an island, a sandy mound in the middle of th eocean with a palm tree wiht three coconuts on it, dont' believe them, believe the dictionary.
2006-09-15 18:35:25 · answer #2 · answered by locomonohijo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a ole Boy Scout, and I never read or saw anything of a tree. As far as I'm concerned, you are absolutely correct. Small land mass, surrounded by water. No tree necessary. There are hundreds if not thousands of named islands in the Atlantic and Pacific and guess what? No trees!
2006-09-15 18:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by Bigdog 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An island does not have to have a tree on it to make it an island. An island is any body of land that is completely surrounded by water.
2006-09-15 18:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know but from what I've learned in science class the trees in the island were already there before it was even considered an island. The land just popped up cuz of water level going down...I think. Unless youre talking about something else like in the ocean you see little bulks of edgy rocks that get stuck near cliff edges.
2006-09-15 18:34:05 · answer #5 · answered by Suzy Suzee Sue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see what U mean, cartoon islands with 1 tree in the middle.
I've seen pictures of islands without trees, so the standard island may not have a tree.
No tree, I'd plant 1.
2006-09-15 18:34:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No an island doesn't need a tree, but think about this: if you were sitting on a tropical island sipping a cold glass of lemonade, wouldn't it be much nicer if you had a tree to sit under?
2006-09-15 18:36:52 · answer #7 · answered by bag o' hot air 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would believe the dictionary before I would believe these guys that take boyscouts.
2006-09-15 18:33:19 · answer #8 · answered by bugnscout 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep,no tree needed. just a patch of dry land surrounded by water on all sides.
2006-09-15 18:32:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right,trees have nothing to do with it!There are desert ,arid or rocky islands without trees.
2006-09-15 18:34:41 · answer #10 · answered by bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋