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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Archipelago | a set of closely grouped islands, which sometimes form a curved arc. |
| Oceania | pacific islands |
| High Island | created by volcanoes |
| Low Islands | made of coral reefs |
| Great Barrier Reef | the world's largest coral reef |
| Outback | unpopulated inland region |
| Voyaging Canoes | a large ship developed be Pacific Islanders to sail the ocean |
| Outrigger Canoe | a small ship used in the lagoons of islands where Pacific Islanders settled |
| Atoll | a ringlike coral island or string of small islands surrounding a lagoon |
| Bikini Atoll | the isolated reef located in the Marshall Islands of the Pacific, that was the site of U.S. nuclear bomb tests |
| Mandala | states organized as rings of power around a central court |
| Khmer Empire | a powerful mandala that lasted roughly from the 9th to the 15th centuries |
| Indochina | Indochina a French colony made up of Cambodia |
| Vietnam War | (1954-1975) the military conflict resulting from American involvement in South Vietnam to prevent its takeover by Communist North Vietnam |
| ASEAN | the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region |
| Micronesia | tiny islands |
| Melanesia | black islands |