Unit 8 Vocab Oceania (Geo)

What is the term for the remote, arid regions of Australia?

• Outback

• Rainforest

• Tundra

• Savanna

What is the world's largest coral reef system, located off the northeastern coast of Australia?

• Great Barrier Reef

• Red Sea Coral Reef

• Belize Barrier Reef

• New Caledonia Barrier Reef

What is the name of the subregion of Oceania, encompassing over 1,000 islands, including Hawaii and Samoa?

• Polynesia

• Micronesia

• Melanesia

• Australasia

Who are the Indigenous people of Australia, known for their deep cultural and spiritual connection to the land?

• Aboriginal Australians

• Maori

• Inuit

• Zulu

What is a shallow body of water separated from the ocean by a reef or sandbar, common in Oceania called?

• Lagoon

• Fjord

• Delta

• Geyser

Name the string of volcanoes with seismic activity, or earthquakes, around the edges of the Pacific Ocean

• Pacific Ring of Fire

• Atlantic Ring of Fire

• Volcano String

• Arctic Ocean

What is the name of the Aboriginal Australian spiritual belief system and worldview?

• Dreamtime

• Totemism

• Animism

• Shamanism

What is the curved tool traditionally used by Aboriginal Australians for hunting called?

• Boomerang

• Spear

• Didgeridoo

• Woomera

What is the term for a sparsely inhabited area?

• Bush

• City

• Metropolis

• Suburb

What is a traditional canoe with a lateral support float, used by Pacific Islander cultures called?

• Outrigger Canoe

• Kayak

• Gondola

• Catamaran