click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Unit 11
Under the Pacific Realm
Term | Definition |
---|---|
1. Adaptation | Process of adjusting to the surrounding conditions. |
2. Modification | Process of changing the environment. |
3. Continental Island | Island formed by tectonic plate movement that causes the rising and folding of the ocean floor. |
4. Continental Shelf | A portion of a continental that is submerged under the ocean and gradually slopes away from the continent. |
5. Barrier Islands | Islands formed by sand deposited by sea currents on the continental shelf. |
6. Atoll | A circular shaped island that has formed from a coral reef. |
7. Ozone | Gaseous layer around the Earth’s atmosphere that blocks harmful rays from the sun |
8. Outback | Arid inlands areas of the Australian continent. |
9. Aboriginal | An adjective that describes anyone from an indigenous group anywhere in the world. |