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chap 30-31 geo
vocab chap30-31 geography
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| archipelago | set of closely grouped islands |
| Oceania | the group of islands in the Pacific, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia |
| low island | Pacific islands made of coral reefs |
| high island | Pacific islands and created by volcanoes |
| outback | the unpopulated inland region of Australia |
| voyaging canoe | a large ship developed by Pacific Islanders to sail the ocean |
| outrigger canoe | a small ship used in the lagoons of islands where Pacific Islanders settled |
| atoll | a ringlike coral island or string of small islands surrounding a lagoon |
| bikini atoll | the isolated reef, located in the Marshall Islands of the central Pacific, that was the site of US nuclear bomb tests, consequently contaminating the atoll with high levels or radiation and driving its inhabitants away |
| mandala | the Tibetan Buddhism, a geometric design that symbolizes the universe and aids in meditation |
| Khmer Empire | a powerful empire that lasted roughly from the 9th to the 15th centuries in what is now Cambodia |
| Indochina | French colony comprised of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, it won independence from France in 1954 |
| Vietnam War | the military conflict resulting from American involvement in South Vietnam to prevent its takeover by Communist North Vietnam |
| ASEAN | the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region |
| Micronesia | one of three regions in Oceania, meaning "tiny islands" |
| Melanesia | a region in Oceania meaning "black islands" |
| Polynesia | one of three regions in Oceania meaning "many islands" |
| subsistence activites | an activity in which a family produces only the food, clothing, and shelter they themselves need |
| copra | the dried meat of coconuts |
| taro | a tropical Asian plant with a starchy root, which can be eaten as a boiled vegetable or made into breads, puddings, or a paste called poi |
| penal colony | a place to send prisoners |
| Aboriginal people | people who migrated to Australia from Asia at least 40000 years ago, the original settlers of the land |
| Maori | the first settlers of New Zealand, who had migrated from Polynesia more than 1000 years ago |
| Treaty of Waitangi | the treaty signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494 giving Britain control over New Zealand |
| pakeha | a Maori term for white people, for the New Zealanders of European descent |
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