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Unit 11 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate | a region with specified weather conditions |
| Ayers rock | a large sandstone rock formation in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia |
| Exploration | the act or instance of exploring a new area |
| Literacy Rate | percentage of people who can read and write over the age of 15 |
| Environmental Issue | known process that has a negative effect on the quality of the environment |
| Human Characteristics | geographic characteristics that were made by people such as language, religion, political systems, economic systems, population distribution, and quality of life |
| Coral Sea | arm of the southwest Pacific Ocean bounded by Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Island and Vanuatu |
| Natural Resources | product of the earth that people use to meet their needs |
| Independence | the quality or state of being free from outside control or support |
| Aborigine | member of the original inhabitants of Australia |
| Physical Characteristic | landform on the surface of earth that characterizes and area |
| Standard of Living | a grade or level of subsistence and comfort in everyday life |
| British Colonization | the establishment of colonies by the British to grow their empire |
| Diversity | the condition of being different through ethnicity, religion, culture, or traditions |
| Great Barrier Reef | largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea of the northeastern coast of Australia |
| Great Victoria Desert | largest desert region in south central Australia to the north of the Null arbor Plain |
| Settlement | a place or region newly settled |
| Penal Colony | settlement used to exile prisoners and separate them from the general populace by placing them in a remote location like an island |