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vocab chap30-31 geography

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archipelago   set of closely grouped islands  
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Oceania   the group of islands in the Pacific, including Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia  
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low island   Pacific islands made of coral reefs  
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high island   Pacific islands and created by volcanoes  
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outback   the unpopulated inland region of Australia  
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voyaging canoe   a large ship developed by Pacific Islanders to sail the ocean  
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outrigger canoe   a small ship used in the lagoons of islands where Pacific Islanders settled  
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atoll   a ringlike coral island or string of small islands surrounding a lagoon  
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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  
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mandala   the Tibetan Buddhism, a geometric design that symbolizes the universe and aids in meditation  
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Khmer Empire   a powerful empire that lasted roughly from the 9th to the 15th centuries in what is now Cambodia  
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Indochina   French colony comprised of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, it won independence from France in 1954  
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Vietnam War   the military conflict resulting from American involvement in South Vietnam to prevent its takeover by Communist North Vietnam  
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ASEAN   the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region  
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Micronesia   one of three regions in Oceania, meaning "tiny islands"  
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Melanesia   a region in Oceania meaning "black islands"  
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Polynesia   one of three regions in Oceania meaning "many islands"  
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subsistence activites   an activity in which a family produces only the food, clothing, and shelter they themselves need  
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copra   the dried meat of coconuts  
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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  
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penal colony   a place to send prisoners  
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Aboriginal people   people who migrated to Australia from Asia at least 40000 years ago, the original settlers of the land  
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Maori   the first settlers of New Zealand, who had migrated from Polynesia more than 1000 years ago  
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Treaty of Waitangi   the treaty signed between Spain and Portugal in 1494 giving Britain control over New Zealand  
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pakeha   a Maori term for white people, for the New Zealanders of European descent  
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