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The Ring of Fire is located in the _____.
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Pacific ocean
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The Antarctic Peninsula is thought to be part of the _____Mountain Range.
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Andes
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Dreamtime, a story about creation, is the basis for these people's beliefs
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Aborigines
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1. Aborigine
2. deforestation 3. desalination 4. desertification 5. ecosystem 6. invasive |
1. people native to the Australian continent
2.the removal of trees over a widespread area of land 5.the plants and wildlife that make up a region 4.the transformation of land from green to desert 6.plants or animals introduced to an area that destroy or hinder indigenous species 3.to remove the salt from something, e.g., the ocean |
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What two islands did the Lapita travel to before settling down?
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Bismarck Islands
Papua New Guinea |
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The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi was between the _____.
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Maori and English
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The discovery of ____in 1851 brought many new immigrants to Australia.
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Gold
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Three main environmental issues facing Oceania today are _____.
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lack of water
deforestation coral reef destruction |
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1. archipelago
2. atoll 3. endemic 4. indigenous 5. polyp 6. tectonic |
6 an area where two pieces of the earth's crust rub against each other
4 people groups that are native to a region 1 a group or chain of islands 5 a sea invertebrate that helps to create coral 3 plants or animals that can be found in only one place 2 an island formed from coral |
