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Unit 6
The Pacific Realm Notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| coral reef | a collection of rocky material found in shallow, tropical waters. |
| Aborigines | the first humans to live in Australia. |
| Maori | the descendants of New Zealand’s earliest settlers. |
| atoll | a small ring-shaped coral island that surrounds a lagoon. |
| territory | an area that is under the authority of another government. |
| ice shelf | a ledge of ice that extends over the water. |
| icebergs | floating masses of ice that have broken off a glacier. |
| polar desert | a high-latitude region that receives very little precipitation. |
| ozone layer | a layer of Earth’s atmosphere that protects living things from the harmful effects of the sun’s ultraviolet rays. |