New Zealand, Oceania, and Australia Test Vocab 5/10
Definition: island formed by the buildup of coral reefs on the rim of a submerged volcano
Low Island
Definition: an island known as an atoll
Low Lands
Definition: place where products are unloaded, stored, and reshipped for no cost
Free Port
Defintion: island with mountain ranges and volcanic soils
High Land
Definition: an island with mountain ranges and volcanic soils
High Lands
Definition: group of people related by blood or marriage
Kinship Group
New Zealand or Australia: Fifty-one percent of the total length of rivers and streams are catchments, or places where water is collected.
New Zealand
New Zealand or Australia: Has a lot of freshwater.
New Zealand
New Zealand or Australia: Ranked fourth out of 30 countries that belong to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development for its freshwater.
New Zealand
New Zealand or Australia: The North and South Island are divided by hills and mountains covered with snow.
New Zealand
Defintion: rise in the temperature of ocean water
Ocean Warming
Definition: blend of English and an indigenous language
Pidgin
Definition: a grammatically simplified form of a language
Pidgin
Definition: area where political groups are often breaking apart into their different cultures and backgrounds
Shatter Belt
Definition: traditional form of agriculture which involves clearing land
Shifting Cultivation
Definition: an Australian dialect of English
Strine
* Bangkok's heat, humidity, and pollution levels are higher than the surrounding rural areas. This situation is called an ___________________.
blah blah blah
Southeast Asia is a significant world trade center largely because of its
location along major shipping routes connecting the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Southeast Asia's population can be characterized as
very diverse, with hundreds of ethnic groups.
Southeast Asia's climate fits which category best?
wet tropical
Which five nationalities were most involved in colonizing Southeast Asia beginning in the 1500s?
Dutch, British, Portuguese, French, and Spanish
Definition: an economy that is becoming stronger than it was in the past
Emerging Market
Definition: dependent area the U.N. placed under temporary control of a foreign country
Trust Territory
Definition: a dangerous large ocean wave caused by tectonic activity
Tsunami
* The _____________________ and ____________________ industries are two that produce water pollution.
------------, mining
Crowded conditions in cities such as Bangkok, Manila, and Jakarta raise concerns about _______________, ___________________, _____________________, and traffic control.
Adequate housing, Water supplies, Sanitation
New Zealand or Australia: Freshwater is unevenly distributed, unreliable, and seasonal.
Australia
New Zealand or Australia: Seventy percent of the country is arid or semi-arid with limited rain and snow.
Australia
New Zealand or Australia: Surrounded by water, but even so, it is the driest inhabited continent on Earth.
Australia
New Zealand or Australia: The water that gushes from artesian wells, or wells from which pressurized water flows to the surface, is too salty for humans or crops.
Australia
Definition: a tiny sea animal
Coral
Definition: variety of life forms in a habitat or ecosystem
Biodiversity
Definition: an Australian throwing stick that curves in flight
Boomerang
New Zealand or Australia: Striking landscapes with snowy mountains, ancient rock formations, coral reefs, a lot of sea life, and unspoiled beaches.
Both
Definiton: an area where not many people live
Brush
Definition: area which separates powerful nations from each other
Buffer Zone
Definiton: Underwater structure made up of organic deposits
Coral Reef
Defintion: a large volcanic crater
Caldera
Definition: a group of related families
Clan
Definiton: Significant change in weather patterns
Climate Change
Definition: the dried coconut meat fed to groups of animals
Copra
Definition: loss or destruction of trees, mainly by human activity
Deforestation
Which option best describes the Ring of Fire?
a belt of active tectonic plate boundaries around the Pacific
Southeast Asia is composed of 11 countries located in what two landform areas?
a mainland in the west and an archipelago in the east
Deforestation is a factor in ______ pollution.
air
