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Crull's Aust. Vocab
Australia Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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coral reef | A formation of rock-like material made up of the skeletons of tiny marine creatures. |
assimilation | The process by which one group takes on the cultural traits of another. |
primary industry | Industry involving the collection of resources from nature, such as fishing. |
secondary industry | Industry that involves the use of resources to create new products, as occurs in manufacturing. |
tertiary industry | The segment of the economy that provides services to its consumers. |
ethnocentrism | An attitude that one’s own social or cultural group is better than others. |
ozone layer | The layer of the atmosphere that filters out most of the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. |
Ring of Fire | A large area where tectonic plate boundaries surround the Pacific Ocean rim that contains many active volcanoes. |
Aborigine | The original inhabitants of Australia. |
drought | A long period of extremely dry weather. |
climate change | The long-term significant change to a region’s average weather. |
Antarctic Treaty | An agreement signed by 12 countries in 1959 that preserves Antarctica for peaceful and scientific use. |
atoll | A ring-shaped coral island enclosing a body of water. |
Maori | The original inhabitants of New Zealand and the Cook Islands. |
coup | The sudden violent overthrow of a government, often by the military. |