MT 8 Oceania and Antarctica Notes

Question 1

-black islands
-south side of equator

Answer 1

melanesia

Question 2

-Great Britain prison in Australia

Answer 2

penal colony

Question 3

the name for a tropical cyclone, hurricane
-a severe storm with high winds that spiral a calm center

Answer 3

typhoon

Question 4

carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor

Answer 4

greenhouse gasses

Question 5

any gasses, such as carbon dioxide, that helps to trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere, contributing to …

Answer 5

greenhouse effect

Question 6

the gradual increase in temperature of Earth’s surface over time. This warming may be the result of natural causes. It may also be caused by human activity.

Answer 6

global warming

Question 7

-many islands
-largest
-separated by miles of ocean

Answer 7

Polynesia

Question 8

a shallow body of water protected by a larger body of water

Answer 8

lagoon

Question 9

-tiny islands
-both sides of the equator

Answer 9

Micronesia

Question 10

the indigenous people of Australia

Answer 10

aborigeni

Question 11

a huge destructive wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption

Answer 11

tsunami

Question 12

dried coconut meat
-main crop in oceania

Answer 12

copra

Question 13

What are the three major islands of the Pacific Ocean?

Answer 13

Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia

Question 14

How do historians believe people first came to Oceania?

Answer 14

-they came from Southeast Asia by jumping from island to island, and built their tribes and homes

Question 15

-weathering and erosion
-detaching from a continent
Ex. New Zealand

Answer 15

Continental islands

Question 16

-formed by underwater volcanoes
-gets higher and higher until above the surface
-coral reefs form around them
Ex. Marshall islands

Answer 16

atoll

Question 17

-island formed underwater by build up of lava
Ex. Hawaiian Islands

Answer 17

volcanic islands

Question 18

Three supporting facts about Global warming.

Answer 18

-climate records, rising surface temperatures
-glacier records, the glaciers are melting as temperatures rise
-rising levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere

Question 19

Three discrediting facts about Global warming.

Answer 19

-surface temperature comes from urban areas
-where areas are too cold for crops will result in productive farmland
-CO2 many boost plant growth

Question 20

What is the Antarctic Treaty?

Answer 20

This treaty was signed in 1959 by 7 countries that wanted to claim land in Antarctica. They agreed that Antarctica couldn’t be claimed. Although, it would be reserved for scientific research.
-Argentina, Australia, Chili, France, New Zealand, Norway, United Kingdom