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The Pacific World m2
2nd semester 2nd monthly geography
Question | Answer |
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hemisphere | one half of the earth |
meridian | an imaginary line that circles Earth and runs through the north and south poles |
Melanesia | pacific islands northeast of Australia and New Zealand |
Micronesia | pacific islands north of Melanesia and east of the Philippine islands |
Polynesia | east of Micronesia and Melanesia |
Why do so few people live in Australia? | far from other countries, harsh climate, lots of deserts |
Central plateau | covers more than 75 percent of Australia |
Uluru/Ayers Rock | huge sandstone rock formation that looks orange-red |
reef | string of rock, sand or coral close to the surface of a body of water |
Great Barrier Reef | follows the northeastern coastline of Australia, biggest reef in the world |
What are the two main islands of New Zealand? | north island and south island |
Outback | the middle, desert area of Australia |
Geysers | natural springs that shoot hot water and steam into the air |
Hydroelectric power | New Zealand's many short, fast-moving rivers give this to the people |
Australia's climates | tropical savanna, desert, Mediterranean, humid subtropical |
Aborigines | the original people of Australia |
Maori | the original people of New Zealand |
Immigrants | people who move from one country to another for many reasons |
Refugees | people who move from one country to another for safety |
Christianity | the main religion of Australia and New Zealand |
dreamtime | the religion that aborigines believe in, nature has powerful spirits |
Tourism | the fastest growing part of the service industry in the Pacific World |
export | something one country sends to another country |
Australia's main exports | coal, wheat, wool, beef, gold |
New Zealand's main exports | wool, kiwi, apple |
Australia's special animals | kangaroos, koalas, wombats (marsupials) |
marsupials | animals that carry their children in pouches |
overgrazing | when animals eat too much grass, so the land becomes desert |
pollution | caused by powerboats in the ocean |