Australia, Oceania, Antarctica
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| Pacific island regions | Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia
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| Outback | Australian interior lands of dry plains
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| Uluru | Ayers Rock
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| coral reef | formed by skeletons of tiny sea creatures
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| Great Barrier Reef | off NE coast of Australia; 1400 miles long
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| atoll | ring-shaped coral island; enclosing a lagoon
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| geyser | spray from natural hot springs
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| marsupial | mammals that carry young in a pouch
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| invasive species | nonnative plants and animals causing harm to natural ecosystem
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| Aborigines | original inhabitants of Australia
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| Dreamtime | Aboriginal creation stories; oral tradition
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| corroborree | Aboriginal ceremony; includes song, dance, body decoration
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| boomerang | Aboriginal hunting tool
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| station | large Australian ranch
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| barbie | Australian barbeque grill
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| missionary | person sent by a church to spread religious beliefs
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| primary industry | collecting natural resources
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| primary industry | fishing, mining, agriculture
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| secondary industry | using natural resources to make new products
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| secondary industry | manufacturing
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| drought | extended period without rain
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| ice sheet | mass of compressed ice; covers 98% of Antarctica
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| ice shelf | coastal extension ice sheet floating on the water
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| glacier | slow moving river of ice
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| iceberg | freshwater; broken off an ice sheet; floating freely
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| pack ice | large seawater ice floating in polar regions
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| treaty | agreement between nations
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| Antarctic Treaty | preserves Antarctica for peaceful, scientific use
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| ozone layer | filters harmul ultraviolet rays
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