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WGeo Unit 9 Review
World Geography Semester B Unit 9 Review Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Transantarctic Mountains | divides Antarctica into eastern and western regions. |
| The Outback | Australia’s interior region |
| Great Dividing Range | mountains on the eastern edge of Australia which keep precipitation on the eastern coast due to the orographic effect |
| Great Australian Bight | an open bay on the southern coastline of Australia. |
| Roaring Forties | a strong wind that flows west to east near the south 40 south latitude line. |
| Bungle Bungles | striped dome-shaped mountains |
| Uluru | Ayers Rock in Australia the world’s largest single rock |
| Taupo Volcanic Zone | a volcanic area in New Zealand that has formed a volcanic plateau |
| Emerald Lakes | Lakes on the north island of New Zealand made green by volcanic minerals and sunlight |
| earthquake | the result of tectonic plates that collide and cause friction in the Earth’s crust |
| tsunami | the result of underwater earthquakes. |
| atolls | ring-shaped islands or chains of islands formed by coral reef |
| Great Barrier Reef | The largest living structure on earth make of almost 3 000 reefs made of coral |
| Coral bleaching | Whitening of coral due to temperature change pollution and overexposure to sunlight. |
| indigenous peoples | The people who live in a place before colonization |
| Aborigines | The indigenous peoples of Australia |
| Maori | The indigenous peoples of New Zealand |
| Old Migration | Migrations to Australia up to about 1970 |
| penal colony | a remote settlement used to keep prisoners away from the general population |
| Port Arthur Penitentiary | A former timber station made into a penal colony in Australia for British convicts |
| Secular | not belonging to a religion |
| Pidgin | a hybrid language of two separate languages |
| Black sand | Caused when lava enters the ocean causing an explosion |
| New Zealand Australia Free Trade Agreement | An agreement signed in 1983 to break down barriers to trade in order to grow both economies. |
| growth industry | A fast growing sector of an economy |
| Polar desert | a biome that has both low rainfall and low temperatures |
| Antarctic Treaty | Signed in 1959 made Antarctica an international science preserve and demilitarized |
| Madrid Protocol Treaty | Agreement to ensure there are no attempts to mine in Antarctica until the year 2018 |
| katabatic winds | winds that rush downwards on slopes at a high rate of speed |
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