Chapter 7 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Tectonic plate
A large piece of the earths crust
Marsupial
An animal such as a kangaroo or koala that carries it’s young in a body pouch
Geyser
A hot spring that shoots scalding water into the air
Fiord
A narrow bay or inlet from the sea bordered by steep cliffs
Great dividing range
A series of plateaus an mountain ranges in east Australia
Outback
In general, a remote area with few people, specifically, the arid inland region of Australia
North island
The smaller and more northern of the two islands composing New Zealand
South Island
The larger and more northern of the two islands composing New Zeeland
Canterbury Plain
The lowland area of east central South Island, New Zeeland
High island
A pacific island that has been formed by a volcano and is usually mountainous
Low island
A pacific island that that is a reef or small coral island In the shape of a ring
Atoll
An island made of coral and shaped like a ring
Coral
A rocklike material made up of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures
Melanesia
The most populous of the the three groups of Pacific Islands, includes Fiji, Papua, New Guinea, and others
Micronesia
One of the three groups of pacific islands, includes Guam, the Marshal Islands, and others
Polynesia
The largest of the three groups of Pacific islands, including New Zeeland, Hawaii, Easter, and Tahiti islands
Papua New Guinea
An island country in the southwest pacific, the eastern half of New Guinea, officially the independent state of Papa New Guinea.
Penal colony
A place settled by convicts or prisoners, the British founded the first colony in Australia
Station
In Australia, a very large sheep or cattle range
Aborigine
The earliest people to live in Australia
Maori
The earliest people to live in new Zeeland, came from Polynesia about 1000 years ago
Easter island
An island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, part of Polynesia, known for its giant human head statues
Auckland
The largest city in New Zeeland
Artesian well
A deep well drilled into the earth to tap ground water
