Australia/Oceania/Antarctica Test Review Key

Flashcards for Australia/Oceania/Antarctica Test Review

Didgeridoo

Long, hollow, wind instrument from Australia.

Haka

Battle cry/war dance.

Strine

Australian English.

Boomerang

Heavy throwing stick that curves when thrown.

Clan

Family unit or group.

Great Barrier Reef

World’s largest coral reef, located off the northeastern coast of Australia.

Outback

Arid/Semi-arid plateau region of central Australia that’s mostly empty.

Oceania Island Formation

Formed by colliding tectonic plates along the Ring of Fire and Hot Spots.

Micronesia

'Tiny islands' *closest to Asia.

Melanesia

'Black islands'.

Polynesia

'Many islands'.

New Zealand Main Exports

Dairy and meat.

Mount Cook

Tallest mountain in New Zealand; part of the Southern Alps.

High Islands

Tall, volcanic islands.

Low Islands

Ring-shaped coral islands.

Continental Islands

Large islands created because of plate boundary interactions.

Atolls

Low islands that are ring-shaped coral reefs.

Antarctica Scientific Research

Studies climate change, rising sea levels, wildlife, and astronomy.

Antarctica Freshwater Supply

70% of the world's freshwater.

Interest in Antarctica

Fishing, mining, and new trade routes.

Antarctica Treaty

To protect the land and use it only for scientific research.

Australia Settlement

The British first explored Australia under Captain James Cook late 1700s.

Aborigines

Native population of Australia, used boomerang and didgeridoo, live in the outback.

James Cook

Explored and mapped out most of the region, claimed much of the land for the British.

British Interaction with Aborigines and Maori

Forcibly took the land, forced Aborigines into interior, made Maori sign Treaty of Waitangi.

European Impact on Oceania

Plantations, Strategic Navy Bases (trust territories post-WWII).

Treaty of Waitangi

Official British control of New Zealand, promised to protect Maori culture.

Dominion

A self-governing country with political ties to another nation; Australia and New Zealand.

Commonwealth

A country historically connected to the British empire, has dominion status today.