Oceania

Front 1

Which islands were settled much earlier than islands further from the Asian mainland?

Back 1

Australia and New Guinea

Front 2

Around 40,000 years ago, the ancestors of which native Australian population made their way into region?

Back 2

Aborigines

Front 3

What was settled 3,500 years ago?

Back 3

Eastern Melanesia

Front 4

Settlers migration to New Caledonia, Fiji Islands, and Samoa was how long ago?

Back 4

2,000 years ago.

Front 5

When did these settlers reach New Zealand, Hawaii, and Easter Island?

Back 5

800CE

Front 6

As a country, Australia is highly?

Back 6

Urbanized

Front 7

90% of Australians live in?

Back 7

Sydney or Melbourne metro areas

Front 8

Majority of these Sydney/Melbourne natives live on which coast?

Back 8

Eastern/Southern

Front 9

70% of New Zealand's population live on?

Back 9

North Island

Front 10

Rest of the population of Oceania is scattered near?

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Favorable resource opportunities

Front 11

Most languages of Oceania are?

Back 11

Austronesian

Front 12

There are many different languages in Oceania, some spoken by fewer than?

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500 people

Front 13

New Guinea may hold some of the world's few remaining what?

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Uncontacted People

Front 14

What does Pidgins/creole mean?

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Link languages

Front 15

Cockney Rhyming is ?

Back 15

Slang

Front 16

What 3 landforms regions does Australia have?

Back 16

Western Plateau, lowlands, and outback.

Front 17

New Zealand is geologically active and a part of what?

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Pacific Ring of Fire

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North Island has what?

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Active volcanoes

Front 19

South Island has what?

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Mountain ranges, glaciers, & narrow valleys

Front 20

Most volcanoes are located along what?

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Plate Boundaries

Front 21

Hawaiiin Islands sit on a what?

Back 21

Hot spot or mantle plume

Front 22

What is the evolution of Atoll

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Island that begins as a rugged volcano with coral reefs, but over time the volcano subsides due to extinction, which results in the coral reef expanding and becoming a larger barrier reef. The end product is a coral atoll surrounding a shallow lagoon.

Front 23

What types of seismic activity is active throughout the Oceanic region?

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Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis

Front 24

Large islands are what?

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Geologically complex

Front 25

Most Polynesian and Micronesian islands originated from?

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Volcanic activity on the ocean floor

Front 26

What are formed from recently geologically active volcanoes that rise to considerable height?

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High Islands

Front 27

What is the name for a low, sandy island ringed by coral, often oriented around a central lagoon with a volcano

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Atoll

Front 28

Which countries climate is an arid center with higher zones of precipitation encircling the country?

Back 28

Australia

Front 29

Which countries climate has tropical low-latitude along with monsoonal rains in summer and very dry winters?

Back 29

Australia

Front 30

Most of North Island has what type of climate?

Back 30

Subtropical

Front 31

On the South Island, conditions become?

Back 31

Cooler the further south; precipitation varies widely

Front 32

Most island climates have?

Back 32

Abundant precipitation, warm climates

Front 33

Which countries climates are affected by latitude, moderating effects of Pacific Ocean, and proximity to local mountains?

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New Zealand

Front 34

The agricultural region in Australia is difficult to farm because?

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Much of the land is too dry for farming

Front 35

Many of the farming in Australia involves?

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Imported Species

Front 36

Sugarcane and truck farming are near?

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Perth

Front 37

In New Zealand, livestock outnumbers people by?

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20:1

Front 38

In New Zealand, the agricultural landscapes of South Island contain?

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Fertile soils, with fields, orchids, and gardens

Front 39

In Rural Oceania, high islands support?

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Agriculture

Front 40

In Rural Oceania, what is important on less fertile low islands?

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Fishing

Front 41

What type if commercial agriculture exists in Rural Oceania?

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Coconut, Cocoa, Coffee

Front 42

Oceania reflects classic problems of?

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Underdevelopment

Front 43

New Zealand broke ties with Great Britain when?

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1947

Front 44

When did Australia break ties with Great Britain?

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It did not break; retained ties.

Front 45

What are some countries that still remain colonies to this day?

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New Caledonia, Guam, and Cook Is

Front 46

United States has turned over most of which territories to local governments, but is still influential?

Back 46

Micronesian

Front 47

What two groups have tensions due to control of the sugar industry?

Back 47

South Asians and Indo-Fijians

Front 48

Introduction or invasion of exotic plants and animals threatens what?

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Native Species

Front 49

Due to introduction or invasion some native species have?

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Become Extinct

Front 50

Environments at risk?

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Seismic hazards, periodic droughts, and tropical Cyclones

Front 51

Global resources pressure to do what 2 actions?

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Mining & Deforestation

Front 52

What are some water related problems?

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Rising sea levels, water pollution, midnight dumping, nuclear testing, and overfishing

Front 53

What is the dominant economy in the region, followed by the second most dominant?

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Australia followed by New Zealand

Front 54

Who is growing stronger ties with their Asian neighbors?

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Australia

Front 55

What is increasing diversity in this region?

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Immigrants

Front 56

What are some the last places to be colonized?

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Australia and Oceania

Front 57

What 2 native people exist?

Back 57

Aborigines and Maoris