Ch 7 Flashcards
Geyser
A hot spring that shoots scalding water into the air
Tectonic plate
A large piece of the earths crust
Fiord
A narrow bay or inlet from the sea border 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
North island
The smaller and more northern of the two island composing Zealand
South Island
The larger and more southern of the two islands composing New Zealand
Canterbury plain
The lowland area of east central South Island
High island
A pacific island that has been formed by a volcano
Low island
A pacific island that is a reef or small coral island
Atoll
An island made of coral and shaped like a ring
Coral
A rocklike material made up of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures
Micronesia
The most popular of the three groups of pacific islands
Micronesia
One of the three groups of pacific island
Polynesia
The largest of the three groups
