Chapter 7 Vocab Flashcards
A large piece of the Earth’s crust
Tectonic Plate
An animal, such as a kangaroo or the koala that carried its young in a body pouch.
Marsupial
A hot spring that shoots scalding water into the air
Geyser
A narrow bay or or inlet from the sea bordered by steep cliffs
Fiord
A series of Plateaus and mountain ranges in eastern Australia
Great dividing range
In general, a remote area with a few people, specifically, the arid inland region of Australia
Outback
The smaller and more northern of the two islands composing New Zealand
North island
The larger and more southern of the two islands composing New Zealand
South Island
The lowland area of east central South Island, New Zealand
Canterbury plain
A pacific island that has been formed by a volcano and is usually mountainous
High island
A pacific island that is a reef or small coral island in the shape of a ring
Low island
A island made of coral and is shaped like a ring
Atoll
A rocklike material made up of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures
Coral
The most populous of the three groups of the Pacific Islands; includes Fiji, Papua, New Guinea and others
Melanesia
One of the three groups of pacific islands, includes Guam, the Marshall Islands, and others
Micronesia
The largest of the tree groups of pacific islands, including New Zealand, Hawaii, Easter, and Tahiti islands.
Polynesia
An island country in the south west pacific, the eastern of of New Guinea, officially the independent state of Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea.
A place settled by convicts or prisoners, the British founded the first colony in Australia
Penal colony
In Australia, a very large sheep or cattle ranch
Station
The earliest people to live in Australia, came from Asia over 40,000 years ago
Aborigine
The earliest people to live in New Zealand, came from Polynesia about 1,000 years ago.
Maori
An island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, part of Polynesia, known for its giant human head statues
Easter island
The largest city in New Zealand, located on north island.
Auckland
A deep well drilled into the earth to tap ground water in porous rock
Artesian Well
The capital of New South Wales, on the southeastern coast of Australia
Sydney
A town in Northern Territory Australia
Alice Springs
