Geography Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
china 1.3 billion | worlds largest country by population |
china | worlds fourth largest country by size |
china | worlds second largest economy |
china | worlds largest exporter and second largest importer |
china | worlds fastest growing economy |
china | worlds largest standing army, with the worlds second largest defense budget, and a nuclear power |
china | a growing global political and economic power |
china | worlds oldest continuing culture (5000 years) |
east | chinas population is concentrated in the |
daoism and confucianism | religions originating in china |
buddhism | arrives from india |
cultural revolution | attempt to purify communist party, 1960s |
great leap forward | attempt to modernize and enhance agriculture, 1960s |
mao zedong | chinese communist leader |
nationalists and communists | conflict between |
australia | oldest continental landmass |
australia | about the same size as US without alaska |
australia | distinctive flora and fauna |
australia | seasons reversed, southern hemisphere |
mount kosciuszko | highest point in australia (7310 ft) |
20% | % classified as desert |
el nino southern oscillation | drought |
drought, bushfires, cyclones (hurricanes), severe storoms, flooding, climate change | natural hazards in australia |
many endimic animals and plants (only in australia) | flora and fauna |
eucalyptus, acacia, casuarina | plants in australia |
monotremes | platypus, echidna |
marsupials | koala, kangaroo, wallaby |
placental mammals | dingo, rabbit |
australia | indigenous population |
australia 70,000 years ago | aboriginal people |
melanesian people | 700,000-1,000,000 in australia |
captain james cook | lands at botany bay near sydney and explores the area |
penal colony for irish and british convicts | australia's original use |
22 mill | australian population |
new south wales, victoria queensland, western australia, south australia, northern territory | 6 states of australia |
sydney and melbourne | 2 largest cities in australia |
queen elizabeth II | head of state |
prime minister malcolm turnball | head of government |
canberra | capital of australia |
melanesia | the black islands |
micronesia | the tiny islands |
polynesia | the many islands |
kiribati, tuvalu, tongo, nauru, | five countries of the south pacific |
high islands | volcanic origin, often mountainous |
atolls or low islands | coral reef turns into island |
hotspots | hole in the outer layer of the earth where lava is bubbling up |
lagoon | inner part, shallower water |
exclusive economic zone | 12 miles off the coast is owned by the country, 200 miles off coast is allowed to be used for resources |
shanghai, beijing, tainjin | chinas three largest cities |
xi jinping | chinas current leader |
doaism, confucianism, buddhism | chinas religions |
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