Chapter 7- Australia and New Zealand

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Tectonic Plate

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a large piece of the Earths crust

Question 1

Marsupial

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

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Geyser

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a hot spring that shoots out scalding water into the air

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Fjord

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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 region of Australia

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North Island

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

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South Island

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The larger and more southern of the 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 coral island in the shape of a ring

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Atoll

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a Pacific island made of coral coral and shaped like a ring

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Coral

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a rocklike material made of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures

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Melanesia

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

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Micronesia

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One of the three most populous 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 the Pacific Island, inculding New Zealand, Hawaii, Easter Island and Tahiti Island

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Papua New Guinea

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An island nation in the Southwest Pacific, the eastern half of New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua 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 of 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 over 1.000 years ago

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Easter Island

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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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Auckland

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the largest city in New Zealand, located on the 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 southeastern coast of Australia

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Alice Springs

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a town i. Northern Territory, Australia