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A large piece of the earths crust

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Tectonic plate

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An animal, such as a kangaroo or the koala that carries its young in a body pouch

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Marsupial

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A hot spring that shoots scalding water into the air.

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Geyser

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

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Fiord

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A series of plateaus and mountain ranges in eastern Australia

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Great dividing range

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In general, a remote area with few people, specifically, the arid inland region o Australia

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Outback

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

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North island

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

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South Island

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The lowland area of east central South Island, New Zealand

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Canterbury plain

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A pacific island tht has been formed by volcano and is usually mountainous

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High 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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Low island

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An island mad wif coral and shaped like a ring

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Atoll

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A rocklike material made up of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures

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Coral

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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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Melanesia

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

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Micronesia

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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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Polynesia

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And island country in the southwest pacific, the eastern Half of New Guinea, officially the independent state of Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea

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

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Penal colony

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In Australia, a very large sheep of cattle ranch

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Station

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

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Aborigine

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The earliest people to live in New Zealand. Came from Polynesia about 1,000 years ago.

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Maori

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An island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, part of Polynesia, known for its giant human head statues.

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Easter island

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The largest city in New Zealand, located on north island.

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Auckland

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

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Artesian well

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The capital of New South Wales, on the southeastern coast of Australia.

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Sydney

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A town in Northern Territory, Australia.

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Alice springs