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Australia
Australia, Oceania, Antarctica
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pacific island regions | Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia |
| Outback | Australian interior lands of dry plains |
| Uluru | Ayers Rock |
| coral reef | formed by skeletons of tiny sea creatures |
| Great Barrier Reef | off NE coast of Australia; 1400 miles long |
| atoll | ring-shaped coral island; enclosing a lagoon |
| geyser | spray from natural hot springs |
| marsupial | mammals that carry young in a pouch |
| invasive species | nonnative plants and animals causing harm to natural ecosystem |
| Aborigines | original inhabitants of Australia |
| Dreamtime | Aboriginal creation stories; oral tradition |
| corroborree | Aboriginal ceremony; includes song, dance, body decoration |
| boomerang | Aboriginal hunting tool |
| station | large Australian ranch |
| barbie | Australian barbeque grill |
| missionary | person sent by a church to spread religious beliefs |
| primary industry | collecting natural resources |
| primary industry | fishing, mining, agriculture |
| secondary industry | using natural resources to make new products |
| secondary industry | manufacturing |
| drought | extended period without rain |
| ice sheet | mass of compressed ice; covers 98% of Antarctica |
| ice shelf | coastal extension ice sheet floating on the water |
| glacier | slow moving river of ice |
| iceberg | freshwater; broken off an ice sheet; floating freely |
| pack ice | large seawater ice floating in polar regions |
| treaty | agreement between nations |
| Antarctic Treaty | preserves Antarctica for peaceful, scientific use |
| ozone layer | filters harmul ultraviolet rays |