Australia New Zealand Flashcards

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Tectonic plate

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A large piece of the Earth’s crust

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Marsupial

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An animal such as a kangaroo or the Koala that carries it’s young in the body pouch

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Geyser

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A hot spring that shoots scalding water into the air

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Fiord

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A narrow bay or inlet from the sea bordered by steep cliffs

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Great dividing range

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A series of plateaus and mountain ranges in eastern Australia

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Outback

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In general, a remote area with few people, specifically, the arid inland regions of Australia

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North Island

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The smaller and more northern of the two islands composing New Zealand

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South Island

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The larger and more southern of the two islands composing New Zealand

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Canterbury plain

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The lowland area of East Central South Island, New Zealand

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High island

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A Pacific island that has been formed by a volcano and is usually mountainous

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Low Island

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A Pacific island that is a reef or small coral island in the shape of a ring

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Atoll

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An Island made of coral and shaped like a ring

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Coral

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A rock like material made up of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures

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Melanesia

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The most populous of the three groups of Pacific Islands, includes Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and others

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Micronesia

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One of the three groups of Pacific Islands, includes Guam, the Marshall islands, and others

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Polynesia

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The largest of the three groups of Pacific islands, including New Zealand, Hawaii, Easter, and Tahiti Islands

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Papua New Guinea

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An Island country in the Southwest Pacific, the eastern half of New Guinea, officially the independent state of Papa New Guinea

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Penal Colony

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A place settled by convicts or prisoners, the British founded the first colony in Australia

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Station

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In Australia, a very large sheep or cattle ranch

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Aborigine

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The earliest people to live in Australia, came from Asia over 40,000 years ago

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Maori

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The earliest people to live in new Zealand, came from Polynesia about 1000 years ago

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Easter Island

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In Island in the Eastern Pacific ocean, part of Polynesia known for its giant human head statue

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Auckland

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The largest city in new Zealand, located on North Island

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Artesian well

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A deep well drilled into the Earth to tap groundwater in porous rock

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Sydney

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The capital of New South Wales, on the south eastern coast of Australia

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Alice Springs

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A town in Northern Territory, Australia