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Australia and New Zealand

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3 landform regions of Australia   Great dividing range, central lowlands, western plateau  
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Aborigines   the first people in Australia. Came to australia from southeast asia at least 40,00 years ago.  
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Mauri   First people in New Zealand. Came from pacific islands to the north about 1,000 years ago  
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Major Climates of Australia and New Zealand   Australia- Arid New Zealand- Marine West Coast  
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Aboriginal name of Ayer's Rock   Uluru  
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Marsupials   Animals with a pouch  
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The island names of New Zealand   North & South Island  
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Body of water that separates the islands of New Zealand   Cook Strait  
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New Zealand's highest peak   Mount cook  
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New Zealand's primate city   Auckland  
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Atoll   A ring of several islands  
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World's second largest island   New Guinea  
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3 subregions of the Pacific   Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia  
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Deepest part of the Earth's surface   Mariana Trench  
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The result of the Maori Wars of 1843-1872   they lost. British settlers began taking Maori lands. Diseases introduced by Europeans killed many Maori. New Zealand became independent country within the british empire.  
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The main source of electricity for New Zealand   hydroelectric power  
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Copra   dried coconut meat  
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Intertropical Convergence Zone   prevailing winds meet near the equator  
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The U.S. territories of the region   Guam and Philippines  
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The animals mainly ranched in Australia and New Zealand   Cattle and sheep  
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The cause of ocean trenches   subduction of plates  
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The distribution of cities in Australia   along the coast  
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The lack of arable land found in Australia   most land in Australia isn't arable (6%) due to arid climate  
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The initial colonization of Australia by Britain   prison colonies  
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Aboriginal Daydream   belief of how earth was created  
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Matrilineal lineage   man take woman's last name  
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The evolution of languages in the Pacific Islands   pidgin  
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Cultural remnants on Easter Island   left stone statues behind (tiki)  
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Exclusive Economic Zones   200 mile radius  
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