Chapter 7: Australia and New Zealand

Question 1

Marsupial

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Tectonic Plate

Answer 2

A large piece of the Earth’s Crust.

Question 3

Geyser

Answer 3

A hot spring that shoots scalding water into the air.

Question 4

Fiord

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Great Dividing Range

Answer 5

A series of Plateaus and mountain ranges in eastern Australia.

Question 6

Outback

Answer 6

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

Question 7

North Island

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Canterbury Plain

Answer 8

The lowland area of east central South Island, New Zealand.

Question 9

South Island

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Low Island

Answer 10

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

Question 10

High Island

Answer 10

A Pacific island that has been formed by a volcano and is usually mountainous.

Question 11

Atoll

Answer 11

An island made of coral and shaped like a ring.

Question 12

Coral

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Micronesia

Answer 13

One of the three groups of Pacific islands, includes Guam, the Marshall islands, and others.

Question 14

Melanesia

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Polynesia

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Station

Answer 16

In Australia, a very large sheep or cattle ranch.

Question 17

Maori

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Aborigine

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Penal Colony

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Easter Island

Answer 20

An Island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, part of Polynesia, known for its giant human head statues.

Question 21

Auckland

Answer 21

The largest city in New Zealand, located on North Island.

Question 23

Sydney

Answer 23

The capital of New South Wales, on the southeastern coast of Australia.

Question 24

Alice Springs

Answer 24

A town in Northern territory, Australia.

Question 25

Artesian Well

Answer 25

A deep well drilled into the Earth to tap groundwater in porous rock.