Chapter 11 Terms Flashcards
A traditional Māori dance that is a display of pride, strength, and unity.
Haka
New Guinea and the islands south of the equator and west of the Tonga.
Melanesia
The small islands that lie east of the Philippines and north of the equator.
Micronesia
The numerous islands situated inside an irregular triangle formed by New Zealand, Hawaii, and Easter Island.
Polynesia
Any remote, lightly populated area, usually in the central regions of Australia.
Outback
The longest coral reef in the world, located off the northeastern coast of Australia.
Great Barrier Reef
Color loss that results when photosynthetic algae that live in the corals are expelled due to warming sea water or acidification as excess CO2 is absorbed; occurs when the living coral organisms expel the algae that live inside and give the coral its color.
coral bleaching
Individual sites of upwelling material that originate deep in the Earth’s mantle and surface in a tall plume; they tend to remain fixed relative to migrating tectonic plates.
hot spots
A low-lying island or chain of islets, formed of coral reefs that have built up of the rim of a submerged volcano.
atoll
Powerful air and ocean currents at about 40 degrees latitude that speed around the far Southern Hemisphere virtually unimpeded by landmasses.
Roaring Forties
Suitable land for growing crops.
arable land
Polynesian name for New Zealand meaning “land of the long white cloud.”
Aotearoa
Belonging or restricted to a particular place.
endemic
Mammals whose babies at birth are still at a very immature stage; the babies are nurtured in a pouch equipped with nipples.
marsupials
Egg-laying mammals, such as the duck-billed platypus and the spiny anteater
monotremes
