Australia
What type of colony did Australia start out as?
Elaborate, decorative wood carvings created by Maori people are called what?
Whakairo
What island in Oceania is technically part of the United States.
Hawaii
What region can you find Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, and Saipan?
Oceania
Australia and New Zealand
What part of Australia is considered a desert, covers the interior portion of the country, and few people live there?
the Outback
Who were the indigenous people of New Zealand?
Maori
What three things are considered threats to the coral reef and are damaging/killing it everyday?
1. Human contamination (pollution)
2. over fishing
3. climate change
A mixture between modern and traditional
What two countries in Oceania benefit from a free trade agreement?
Australia and New Zealand
What physical feature causes the majority of Australia's population density to be at the coast due to its hot dry climate?
The deserts/Outback
What does Australia have that causes people to choose to live near the coast?
Natural resources (more available on the coast)
In relation to colonization, what do Australia and New Zealand have in common?
Both colonized by Great Britain
People in Oceania are very traditional, generation after generation they have adapted to the land by using what to build their housing across the region?
trees and leaves
What ocean creates the coastlines of every country and island in Oceania along with Asia, North America, South America and Australia?
the Pacific Ocean
deforestation and introduction of non-indigenous plants/animals