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