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SouthEast Asia U10
SouthEast Asia U10 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Archipelago | A large group of islands |
| Oceania | The island around Australia |
| High Island | An island of volcanic origin |
| Low Island | An island of coral origin |
| Great Barrier Reef | The worlds largest coral system |
| Outback | Remote settlements |
| Voyaging Canoe | A large ship used to sail the ocean |
| Outrigger Conoe | A small ship used to travel small distances |
| Atoll | A ringlike coral island |
| Bikini Atoll | An isolated reef where a nuclear explosion occured |
| Mandala | A geometric design used as a symbol of the universe |
| Khmer Empire | A powerful empire |
| Indochina | A french colony comprimised of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam |
| Vietnam War | The war between America and South Korea against North Korea |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| Micronesia | Meaning tiny islands |
| Melanesia | Meaning black islands |
| Polynesia | Meaning many islands |
| Susbstinence Activities | A family produces basic needs only for themselves |
| Copra | The dried meat of coconuts |
| Taro | A tropical plant with a starchy root |
| Penal Colony | A place to send prisoners |
| Aboriginal People | The original settlers of land |
| Maori | The first settlers of New Zealand |
| Treaty of Waitangi | A treaty giving Britain control over New Zealand |
| Pakeha | Means white person |
| Assimilation | A group gives up its own culture for something else |
| Stolen Generation | A mixed race of children taken by the government and given to other people |
| Land Rights Act of 1976 | An act giving rights to aboriginal people the ability to own northern land |
| Mabo Case | The court recognized his people owned the land before Britain |
| Pastoral Leases | Ranchers rent out land from the government |
| Wik Case | Aboriginal people could claim land under pastoral lease |
| Industrialization | The growth of industry in a country |
| Push Pull Factors | Push- factor that causes people to leave Pull- factor that attracts people to come |