new zealand Flashcards
an animal, such as a kangaroo or the koala that carries its hound in a body pouch
Marsupial
A large piece of the earth crust
Tectonic plate
A hot spring that shoots scalding water into the air
Geyser
A narrow bay or inlet from the sea bordered by steep clifs
Fiord
A series of plateaus and mountain ranges in eastern Australia
Great diving range
In general, a remote area with few people, specifically, the arid inland region
Out back
The smaller and more northern of the two islands composing new zeeland
South 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
An island made of coral and shaped like a ring
Atoll
A Rockville material made up of skeletons of tiny sea cretures
Coral
The most populous of the three groups of Pacific islands, includes Guam, the marshal islands and others
Melanesia
One of the three groups of the Pacific islands,includes Guam, the Marshall islands, and others
Micronesia
The largest of the three groups of Pacific islands, including new zealand,Hawaii, Easter, and the tahti islands
Polynesia
An island country in the southwest Pacific, eastern half 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 came from Asia over 40,000 years ago
Aborgine
The earliest of people to live in New Zealand, came from Polynesia about 1000 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 farewell drilled into the earth to tap groundwater in politics rock
Aresian well
The capital of south Wales on the southeastern coast of Australia
Sydney
A town in northern territory, Australia
Alice springs
