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