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world geo 2012
spring final 2012
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what natural hazards are common in new zealand | volcanoes, geysers, hot springs |
| what stretches from cape york pennisula to tasmania | great dividing range |
| why does the eastern part of south island recieve little rainfall | it is a rainshadow |
| who were the first settlers to new zealand | aborigines |
| what are the three main marsupials found in australia | kangaroo, wallabe, koala |
| what is the main resource found in new zealand | good land |
| where di d the maoris originate | pacific islands |
| what is the nullabor plain | dry flat limestone plateau |
| what climates are found in australia | semi arid |
| how does new zealand get most of its electricity | hydroelectric |
| where are most of the oil and natural gas fields found in australia | offshore fields |
| what is the national dessert in new zealand | Pavola |
| what contributes to australias dry climate | unrealiable rainfall |
| what year was gold discoverd in australia | 1851 |
| when did the aboriginies arrive in australia | 1000years ago |
| what is the capital of new zealand | wellington |
| how are islands formed | from coral |
| which pacific islands includes easter island | polynesia |
| which islands main export is timber | melanesia |
| how are ocean currents caused | earths winds, rotation, and ocean temp. |
| which countries have territories in the pacific | australia, chile, france, new zealand, uk |
| which country has more than 700 languages | papua new guinea |
| how is political status determined in tonga and tahiti | huge stretches of ocean between islands |
| what is an exclusive economic zone and how far does it extend | its an area where they charge fees for economic activaties within their EEZs stretches 200 nautical miles |
| what is the capital of french polynesia | tahiti |
| where is the kwajalein atoll located | marshall islands |
| marsupials | mammals that have pouches to carrytheir young |
| wellington | capital of new zealand |
| outback | dry interior of australia |
| canberra | capital of australia |
| extensive agriculture | a kind of agriculture using much land but small input of capital and labor per unit area |
| maori | first peoples of new zealand |
| exotic species | new types of plants and animals that people introduce to an area |
| auckland | new zealands primate city |
| moa | |
| aborigine | australias first people |
| economy of skill | large production of goods that reduces the production cost |
| artesian wells | wells in which water flows naturally to the surface |
| wake islands | us territories |
| melanesia | closets to australia, includes eastern half of new guinea |
| copra | dried coconut meat |
| suva | capital of fiji |
| phosphate | chemicles used to make fertilizer |
| trust territories | areas after WW@ under the control of another country |
| matrilineal | a social system characterized by tracing kinship |
| port moresby | largest city in papua nw guinea |
| atoll | a ring shaped coral island or ring of several ideas |
| intertropical covergence zone | an area where ME and SE trade winds meet near- equator creating humia rainy conditions linked by under water coral reefs |
| micronesia | east of the philipians mostly north of equator |
| fiji | exports textiles and clothing |
| what is the main climate of australia? of new zealand | desert mild marine west coast |
| who was the first european explorer to land in new zealand | abel tausman |
| what is the capital of new zealand?what is the largest city in new zealand | wellington auckland |
| which pacific island is westernized territory of the US | melanesia |
| what percent of the population in new zealand is of maori decent | 10% |
| what is the main religion of the pacific islands, australia, new zealand | christian |
| what are challenges faced by australia | addressing aboriginal claims to land, protecting enviroment |
| which country claimed the most land in antartica | Russia |
| what are some differences between australia and new zealand | australie: 1 big island, mountians, low lands, plateaus, arid new zealand: 2 main islands, marine west coast, forests |
| who did the europeans first send to live in australia | british prisinors |
| what caused an increase of migrationg to the pacific islands | tourism, transportation, trade |
| what is the main export in the pacific islands | coconut, oil, copra |
| economy of scale | large production of goods that reduces production cost |
| pidgin languages | pacific language based on english |
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