7-5 Petersen Unit 9: Ch. 26-27 (Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica)
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| coral reef | structure at or near the water's surface formed by the skeletons of small sea animals
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| outback | inland regions of Austrailia
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| station | cattle or sheep ranch in Austrailia
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| marsupial | mammal that carries its young in a pouch
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| boomerang | Austrailian weapon that is flat, bent, and made of wood that either strikes a target or curves and sails back to the person who threw it
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| bush | rural area of Austrailia
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| geyser | spring of water heated by molten rock inside the earth so that, from time to time, it shoots hot water into the air
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| manuka | small shrub of New Zealand
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| fjord | steep sided valley cut into mountains by the action of glaciers
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| geothermal energy | electricity produced by natural undergroud sources of steam
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| hydroelectric power | electricity generated by flowing water
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| cacao | tropical tree whose seeds are used to make chocolate and cocao
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| copra | dried coconut meat, which is used to make margarine, soap, and other products
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| pidgin language | language formed by combining elements of several different languages
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| high island | Pacific island formed by volcanic activity
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| low island | Pacific island formed of coral and having little vegetation
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| atoll | low lying, ring shaped island that surrounds a lagoon
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| phosphate | mineral salt used in fertilizers
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| trust territory | area temporarily placed under control of another nation
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| crevasse | deep crack in the Antarctic ice cap
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| ice shelf | layer of ice above water in Antarctica
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| iceberg | chunk of a glacier that has broken away and floars free in the ocean
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| krill | tiny, shrimplike animal that lives in waters off Antarctica and is food for many other creatures
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| ozone | type of oxygen that forms a layer in the atmosphere and protects all living things on the earth from certain harmful rays of the sun
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