Least you should know about Oceania Flashcards
The three main countries of Oceania are : … - … - …
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
The whole Oceania has a population slightly larger than … with … million inhabitants
Canada
45
The … Ocean represents roughly … of the earth surface
Pacific
1/3
Australia is. .. - … - … and …
warm desert
dry
flat
empty
The country has roughly the same area than …
continental USA
The population lies mainly on a narrow strip along the … of the country between … and …
southeastern coast
Brisbane
Adelaide
The two largest Australian cities : … and …
Sydney
Melbourne
The … is both world’s largest … and largest living structure with more than … km in lenght
Great Barrier Reef
coral reef system
2300 km
The Great Barrier Reef is composed of .. islands and .. reefs located off the … of Australia
900
3000
north-east coast
A recent 2016 research showed that almost …% of the Great Barrier Reef is … from bleaching due to … and …
93%
suffering
warming ocean water
acidification
Australia has extremely varied … and … that are found nowhere else in the world
flora
fauna
Of the … species of reptiles of Australia, … % are …, which means native and restricted to that place.
869
93%
endemic
Australia being mostly a desert, the maps of population density, of dairy production and of … production are all showing that the … coast is more … than the rest.
wine
south-eastern
developed
The … islands of Oceania are divided into 3 sub-regions called … (south of the Equator), … (north of the Equator), and … (a vast triangle between Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island). Micronesia, formed mostly of low islands , is greatly affected by sea level rise.
30,000
melanesia
micronesia
polynesia
With the largest concentration of active … on earth and very frequent … , … is the most active geological area on earth!
volcanoes
earthquakes
the Pacific ring of fire
The … Trench is the … point of all oceans. It sits at more than … below sea level.
mariana
deepest
11 000 m
An … is a … including a … partially or completely.
atoll
ring-shaped coral reef
coral rim that encircles a lagoon
The 4 main islands of Hawaii archipelago are: … - … - … - …
Kauai
Oahu
Maui
Big Island.
The one with the most population and the city of … and the famous … is …
Honolulu
Waikiki Beach
oachu
The landscape of Big Island is dominated by two large … : … , famous for its … observatory, and … , an active giant …
shield volcanoes
Mauna Kea
astronomical
Mauna Loa
volcano
The … or so coconut trees are located in … and … areas.
100 M
tropical
coastal
… or … , lies about … away from the country it belongs to …
Rapa Nui
Easter Island
3,500 km
Chile
… have acquired a reputation as great navigators
Polynesians
They explored and settled on plenty of Pacific Islands, the most recent one being finally … by 1200 AD
New Zealand
Among the endemic species of New Zealand, the now extinct … bird, the … bird to ever walk on earth in recent time (since it was not able to fly)
Moa
largest
New Zealand is famous for the … : fjords, glaciers, alpine mountains, rainforests, deserts, prairies, active volcanoes, beaches!
diversity of its landscapes
There are around … sheep in a country about the size of UK.
30 million
Both Australia and New Zealand have … the … in … and the … in …
indigenous population
the aborigines
Australia
Maori
New Zealand
Australia’s indigenous population has a very … and, outside of Africa, the Aboriginal peoples have occupied the same territory continuously longer than any other human populations
dark skin
Modern Aboriginal peoples are the … who arrived at least … years ago
direct descendants of migrants
50,000 years
Mount … is the largest monolith (single block of stone) on earth with … meters in height and a … km circumference.
Uluru
348m
9 km
It is a sacred site for …
Aborigines
New Zealand’s first nation originated from … Polynesia, and settlers arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages at some time between 1280 and 1300 CE.
eastern
