Unit 7 Study Guide: Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica

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Maori customs and traditions passed down through generations.

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Tikanga

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A traditional Oceania home that has no walls, leaving the inside open to cooling ocean breezes.

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Fale

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The system of navigating a foreign place through observation of natural phenomena, such as the movement of the sun and stars.

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Wayfinding

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A language formed by combining parts of several different languages.

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Pidgin

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A traditional art form of the Maori people that combines music, dance, singing, and facial expressions.

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Kapahaka

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A circular shaped island made of coral.

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Atoll

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A large, thick area of ice that covers a region.

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Ice sheet

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A spring of water heated by molten rock inside the Earth that, from time to time, shoots hot water into the air.

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Geyser

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A huge piece of floating ice that broke off from an ice shelf or glacier and fell into the sea.

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Iceberg

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A thick layer of ice that extends above the water.

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Ice Shelf