Chapter 7: Australia and New Zealand Flashcards
(25 cards)
Marsupial
An animal, such as a kangaroo or the koala or the sugar glider that carries its young in a body pouch.
Tectonic Plate
A large piece of the Earth’s Crust.
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 and mountain ranges in eastern 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.
Canterbury Plain
The lowland area of east central South Island, New Zealand.
South Island
The larger and more southern of the two islands composing New Zealand.
Low Island
A pacific island that is a reef or small coral island in the shape of the ring.
High Island
A Pacific island that has been formed by a volcano and is usually mountainous.
Atoll
An island made of coral and shaped like a ring.
Coral
A rocklike material made of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures.
Micronesia
One of the three groups of Pacific islands, includes Guam, the Marshall islands, and others.
Melanesia
The most populous of the three groups of Pacific islands, includes Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and others.
Polynesia
The largest of the three groups of Pacific islands, including New Zealand, Hawaii, Easter, and Tahiti islands.
Station
In Australia, a very large sheep or cattle ranch.
Maori
The earliest people to live in New Zealand came from Polynesia about 1,000 years ago.
Aborigine
The earliest people to live in Australia, came from Asia over 40,000 years ago.
Penal Colony
A place settled by convicts or prisoners, the British founded the first colony in Australia.
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 Zealand, located on North Island.
Sydney
The capital of New South Wales, on the southeastern coast of Australia.
Alice Springs
A town in Northern territory, Australia.
