Studied by 7 people
High islands
type of island; volcanic; better to live on and for plants; consistent moisture; provides drinking water; fertile volcanic soil; find needed supplies
Low islands
type of island; dry; less rain; coral sand; great damage from high waves and tropical storms
Melanesia
named after the dark-skinned people who live on the islands
Micronesia
small and low islands
Solomon Islands
named after King Solomon of the Bible and his great riches
Marquesas
named after the viceroy of Peru
Tasmania
island Tasman named after himself
New Zealand
island Tasman discovered
Tahiti
island Bougainville claimed for France- Enlightenment philosophers used to the natives as examples of man's natural goodness
scurvy
deadly disease caused by a lack of vitamin C in diet
Maoris
natives of New Zealand
Aborigines
natives of Australia
didgeridoo
a musical instrument made out of eucalyptus wood
Marn Grook
a game w/ elements of football and soccer,
New South Wales
land Cook claimed for England
Sydney Cove
a cove in Australia Phillip settled in
Australia Day
celebrated because of the Fleet arriving on January 26, 1788
Great Dividing Range
steep rock faces and giant gorges; confined colonists to live by the ocean
Outback
a mixture of desert regions, plains, and mountains
South Australia
southwest colony from Sydney
Victoria
colony named after Queen Victoria of England
Commonwealth of Australia
made up of six states
Canberra
capital of of Australia; similar to Washington, D.C.
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian explorer who thought that the first Polynesians came from South America rather than Asia
Alvaro de Mendana
explorer for Spain that discovered the Solomon Islands- died from tropical fever
Pedro Fernandez de Quiros
Navigator for Mendana
Netherlands/Dutch
Country that Abel Tasman explored for
England
Country that James Cook explored for
Gregory Blaxland
Found a passage through the Great Dividing Range
Dingo, kangaroo, Kuala,
Animals found in Australia
Kon-Tiki
Name of Thor Heyerdahl's expedition
James Chalmers
Missionary to New Guinea- was killed and eaten by the natives
Diseases were brought, culture was influences, missionaries brought the gospel, land was taken from the natives- both positive and negative
Impact the Europeans had on the Pacific Islands
Polynesian
Many islands
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