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Least you should know about Oceania Flashcards

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1
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The three main countries of Oceania are : … - … - …

A

Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea

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The whole Oceania has a population slightly larger than … with … million inhabitants

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Canada
45

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The … Ocean represents roughly … of the earth surface

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Pacific
1/3

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Australia is. .. - … - … and …

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warm desert
dry
flat
empty

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The country has roughly the same area than …

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continental USA

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The population lies mainly on a narrow strip along the … of the country between … and …

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southeastern coast
Brisbane
Adelaide

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The two largest Australian cities : … and …

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Sydney
Melbourne

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The … is both world’s largest … and largest living structure with more than … km in lenght

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Great Barrier Reef
coral reef system
2300 km

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The Great Barrier Reef is composed of .. islands and .. reefs located off the … of Australia

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900
3000
north-east coast

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A recent 2016 research showed that almost …% of the Great Barrier Reef is … from bleaching due to … and …

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93%
suffering
warming ocean water
acidification

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Australia has extremely varied … and … that are found nowhere else in the world

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flora
fauna

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Of the … species of reptiles of Australia, … % are …, which means native and restricted to that place.

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869
93%
endemic

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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.

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wine
south-eastern
developed

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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.

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30,000
melanesia
micronesia
polynesia

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With the largest concentration of active … on earth and very frequent … , … is the most active geological area on earth!

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volcanoes
earthquakes
the Pacific ring of fire

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The … Trench is the … point of all oceans. It sits at more than … below sea level.

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mariana
deepest
11 000 m

17
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An … is a … including a … partially or completely.

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atoll
ring-shaped coral reef
coral rim that encircles a lagoon

18
Q

The 4 main islands of Hawaii archipelago are: … - … - … - …

A

Kauai
Oahu
Maui
Big Island.

19
Q

The one with the most population and the city of … and the famous … is …

A

Honolulu
Waikiki Beach
oachu

20
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The landscape of Big Island is dominated by two large … : … , famous for its … observatory, and … , an active giant …

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shield volcanoes
Mauna Kea
astronomical
Mauna Loa
volcano

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Q

The … or so coconut trees are located in … and … areas.

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100 M
tropical
coastal

22
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… or … , lies about … away from the country it belongs to …

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Rapa Nui
Easter Island
3,500 km
Chile

23
Q

… have acquired a reputation as great navigators

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Polynesians

24
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They explored and settled on plenty of Pacific Islands, the most recent one being finally … by 1200 AD

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New Zealand

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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)

A

Moa
largest

26
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New Zealand is famous for the … : fjords, glaciers, alpine mountains, rainforests, deserts, prairies, active volcanoes, beaches!

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diversity of its landscapes

27
Q

There are around … sheep in a country about the size of UK.

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30 million

28
Q

Both Australia and New Zealand have … the … in … and the … in …

A

indigenous population
the aborigines
Australia
Maori
New Zealand

29
Q

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

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dark skin

30
Q

Modern Aboriginal peoples are the … who arrived at least … years ago

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direct descendants of migrants
50,000 years

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Mount … is the largest monolith (single block of stone) on earth with … meters in height and a … km circumference.

A

Uluru
348m
9 km

32
Q

It is a sacred site for …

A

Aborigines

33
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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.

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eastern

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