Australia And New Zealand Ch 7 Vocab.

Question 0

A large piece of earth’s crust

Answer 0

Tectonic plate

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Marsupial

Question 2

A hot spring that shoots scalding hot water into the air.

Answer 2

Geyser

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Fiord.

Question 4

A series of plateaus and mountain ranges in eastern Australia.

Answer 4

Great dividing range.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

The outback

Question 6

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

Answer 6

North island.

Question 7

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

Answer 7

South Island

Question 8

The lowland area of east central South Island, New Zealand

Answer 8

Canterbury plain

Question 9

A pacific island that had been formed by a volcano and is usually mountainous

Answer 9

High island

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Low island

Question 11

An island made of coral and shaped like a ring.

Answer 11

Atoll

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Coral

Question 13

The most populous of the three groups if pacific islands, includes Guam, the Marshall Islands an others.

Answer 13

Melanesia

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Micronesia.

Question 15

The largest of the three groups of pacific islands, including New Zealand, Hawaii, Easter, and Tahiti islands.

Answer 15

Polynesia

Question 16

An island country in the southwest pacific the eastern half of New Guinea officially the independent state of Papua New Guinea

Answer 16

Papua New Guinea

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Penal colony.

Question 18

In Australia, a very large sheep or cattle ranch.

Answer 18

Station.

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Aborigine

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Maori

Question 21

An island in the Easter Pacific Ocean part of Polynesia known for its goat human head statues.

Answer 21

Eater island.

Question 22

A town in norther territory Australia.

Answer 22

Alice springs

Question 23

The capital of new south whales on the southeastern coast of Australia.

Answer 23

Sydney.

Question 24

The largest city in New Zealand located on north island.

Answer 24

Auckland.