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Social Studies 22
Australia, Pacific Realm & Antarctica: Physical Geography & History
Term | Definition |
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Clan | A large family-based unit with loyalty to the group |
Navigation | The science of finding position and planning routes |
Coral reef | A rock-like structure built by layers of coral organisms |
Indigenous | Native to the area in which something is found |
Coral islands | An island created by a gradual buildup of coral skeletons |
Pictographs | A painted picture used to communicate |
Convict | A person sentenced to prison for committing a crime |
Generation | A group of individuals who are born and live about the same time |
Atoll | A ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands made of coral |
Invasive species | Non-native plants or animals introduced to a new area, intentionally or unintentionally, that disturb habitats of native life |
Land bridge | |
Seafarer | A sea traveler |
Assisted migration | A program set up in 1831 in which the British gave people money to move to Australia |
Linguist | A language scientist |