Week 2 the big picture Flashcards
What is near oceania?
near oceania is located in the western pacific, that is mostly referred to as now the Melenesian. it is mostly large continental of islands and limited gaps of islands.
what is remote oceania?
remote oceania is most referred to as Micronesia and polynesia. it consists of large gaps of oceanic islands and archipelagos. the landmass is relatively small and more of the seas.
Andesite line?
Andesite line marks the chain of volcanoes around the pacific margin.
sunda shelf?
long before rising of sea level, sunda is a continental land mas that is located in the southeast of asia that comprises of malaya, indo and etc..
sahul?
is the continental that is comprises of Papua New Guinea region and Australia region
wallace line?
Identify by russel wallace, it is the line that separate the sunda and sahul..or the boundaries.
doldrums?
it is the equatorial center of the trade winds that experience a total calmness.
Proxies
natural recorder of the climate that scientists used to measure the past climates..
El nino?
the oceanic warming of weather in the tropical pacific…cause raining in the west pacific
La nina
the cooler..weather..
