Australia and New Zealand are between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Australia and New Zealand are between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Australia’s seasons are opposite of the United States due to their location. (Southern Hemisphere) Because of its isolation, Australia and New Zealand’s plant and animal life are found nowhere else on earth. Some of the animals are marsupials, plants, birds, and koalas. The continent of Australia is moving 2 inches per year towards Asia due to plate tectonics. New Zealand is made up of 2 major islands and was formed by volcanoes.
New Zealand has a cooler climate than Australia because it is farther from the equator. New Zealand has a cooler climate than Australia because it is farther from the equator. Most Australians live on the east and southeast coast because of the mild climate and good rainfall. Australia and New Zealand’s people mostly live along the coast in cities.
Australia
What type of mammals nurse their young from a pouch? Pg. 628 What type of mammals nurse their young from a pouch? Pg. 628 What geographic factor has helped Australia’s wildlife be unique? Pg. 628
What continent was Australia once believed to be a part of? Pg. 628 What continent was Australia once believed to be a part of? Pg. 628 How was New Zealand formed? Pg. 630 Which one is the youngest, Australia or New Zealand?
Define Fiord:
Define “geyser”:
The Pacific Islands are archipelagos, which are chains of islands. High islands are formed from volcanoes and are mountainous. Low islands are made up of coral reefs or atolls. An atoll is a small coral island in the shape of a ring. Coral is a rock like material made up of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures. Fewer people live on low islands than high islands. The Pacific is located in the tropics and hot year-round. Most islands receive rain year round and can have typhoons. Most islanders depend on cash crops and tourism to earn a living.
Micronesia
The largest island group in the Pacific. The largest island group in the Pacific. It includes Hawaii. Dense rainforests on the islands. Mostly formed by volcanoes.
The Maori settled in New Zealand. They traveled from Asia to the Pacific Islands to New Zealand 1,000 years ago. 15% today are Maori. The Maori settled in New Zealand. They traveled from Asia to the Pacific Islands to New Zealand 1,000 years ago. 15% today are Maori. The Aborigines settled in Australia, coming from Asia 40,000 years ago. In the late 1700’s and 1800’s the British settled in the region bringing the English language and Christianity. It first was a place to send prisoners to jail. When gold was discovered the population soared. Due to isolation the Pacific islands developed their own culture, language, and religions.
How long ago was the Aboriginal people believed to have come to Australia? Pg. 697 How long ago was the Aboriginal people believed to have come to Australia? Pg. 697 What ways are the Aborigines trying to improve their culture? Pg. 807 - 808 What is there goal dealing with the Australian government today? Pg. 808
Today Australia economy depends on trade with which countries? Pg. 805 Today Australia economy depends on trade with which countries? Pg. 805 Australia is a world leader in producing what cash crop? Pg. 805 Australia is the world leader in the production of what product from sheep? Pg. 806
What is an atoll? Pg. 635 What is an atoll? Pg. 635 What are the main features of low islands? Pg. 635 What are the main features of low islands? Pg. 635
What 2 oceans is Australia between? What 2 oceans is Australia between? Name the landform in the Coral Sea to the northeast of Australia. What is the desert area in Australia called? How was New Zealand formed? What is a coral island? What type of island do most people in the Pacific Islands live on?
7) What is a marsupial? 7) What is a marsupial? What are the major early ethnic groups in Australia and New Zealand? Who settled in Australia and New Zealand in the 1700’s? Name 3 things Australia depends on in their economy.
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