Australia/Oceania/Antarctica Test Review

Flashcards for Australia/Oceania/Antarctica Test Review

Didgeridoo

Long, hollow, wind instrument

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, only living thing visible from space. Located off the northeastern coast of Australia

Outback

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

Colliding tectonic plates along the Ring of Fire and Hot Spots

How were the islands of Oceania formed?

Tropical Rainforest climate

What is the climate of Oceania?

What are the sub-regions in Oceania?

Micronesia - 'tiny islands' *closest to Asia, Melanesia - 'black islands', Polynesia - 'many islands'

New Zealand's main exports are:

Dairy and meat (raising sheep, goats and cows are a big industry here)

Tallest mountain in New Zealand? What mountain range is a part of?

Mount Cook; Southern Alps

Know the different island types in the region (3)

High Islands – tall, volcanic islands, Low Islands – ring-shaped coral islands, Continental Islands – large islands created because of plate boundary interactions forcing large chunks of land to visible surface

Atolls

Low islands that are ring-shaped coral reefs

What scientific research is being done in Antarctica?

Climate change, rising sea levels, wildlife, and astronomy

What percentage of the world's fresh water supply found in Antarctica?

70%

Why do people have interest in Antarctica? Why was the Antarctica Treaty signed?

Fishing, mining, and new trade routes; protecting the land and using it only for scientific research

Know when Australia was settled & who settled it

The British first explored Australia under the leadership of Captain James Cook late 1700s

Know who Aborigines are, what tools did they use, where they live, etc.

Native population of Australia, boomerang and didgeridoo, the outback

Know who James Cook is and why he is important to the history of this region

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

Know how the British interacted with the Aborigines and the Maori

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

European impact on Oceania:

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

What is the treaty of Waitangi and what were the issues?

Official British control of New Zealand, promised to protect Maori culture. Maori people did not originally trust the British, led to 15-year conflict. Was later signed by the Maori people.

Know what a dominion is, what countries in this region are dominions of the UK

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

Know what a commonwealth is

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