WG Unit 7 - Australia and Antarctica Flashcards

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The Great Dividing Range

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Mountain chain separates the more populated humid east coast from the lesser populated arid and semi-arid 'Outback.'

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The Great Barrier Reef

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The world's largest underwater reef ecosystem, and is located in the Coral Sea.

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Volcanic Islands

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Entirely made up of one or more volcanoes.

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Continental Islands

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Formed by the rising and folding of ancient rock from the ocean floor. Some continental islands, like Papua New Guinea, contain volcanoes.

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Coral Islands

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Ring-shaped islands - also known as atolls - formed as a result of a volcano that erupted, became submerged, then served as the foundation for a coral reef.

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The Antarctica Treaty

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Established in 1959 by twelve countries. The treaty demilitarized the continent, preserving it as a haven for scientific study.

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Aborigines

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Indigenous people of Australia

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Maori

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Indigenous people of New Zealand

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Subsistence farming

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Farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced.

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Archipelago

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A group or chain of islands.