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18 Cards in this Set
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people native to the australian continent
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aborigine
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group or chain of islands
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archipelago
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island formed by coral
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atoll
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removal of salt
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desalination
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transformation of land from green to desert
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desertification
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plant and wildlife that make up a region
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ecosystem
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referring to people groups or other living things that are native to a region
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indigenous
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referring to plants or animals introduced to an area that destroy or hinder indigenous species
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invasive
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sea invertebrate that helps form coral
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polyp
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referring to the activity within the earth that causes movements of the earth's outer layer or crust
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tectonic
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greatest natural resource in oceania
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fish
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australia is the ______ largest country and the _______ continent
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sixth; smallest
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3 geo features of australia
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great dividing range, central lowlands, western plateau
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95% of the worlds ______ are here
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opals
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the transantarctic mount range...
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splits antarctica in half.
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gold in australia was found in _____
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1851
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2 island lapita traveled before settling
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papua new guinea, bismark
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The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi was between the _____.
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maori and english
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