Early Settlers
These people were the earliest known settlers of Australia
The Aboriginal Australians
This European country established Australia as a colony.
Great Britain
A long period with very little rain.
drought
This language is widely spoken in Australia and New Zealand.
English
Due largely to human impact, this percentage of the Great Barrier Reef is dead/damaged.
97%
The Maori people settled this country.
New Zealand
This European nation also colonized parts of Oceania.
France
This farming practice damages the land when too many animals feed in one area
Overgrazing
This is may not be a native religion of Australia, but it is the most commonly practiced one.
Christianity
Human visitors leave behind this type of environmental impact in Antarctica.
Pollution
The earliest settlers of Australia, Oceania, and New Zealand came from this continent.
Asia
Australia and New Zealand are both members of this organization of former British colonies.
The Commonwealth of Nations
This is the reason most people live on the coasts of Australia as opposed to the center.
Large areas of desert and barren land.
Australia and New Zealand's economies rely heavily on these factors.
industry, service, and trade
One way to protect the Great Barrier Reef is to reduce this global environmental problem.
Climate change/global warming
Early settlers survived by learning to use these for food and shelter
Natural Resources
European colonization spread these two important cultural traits.
Christianity and the English language
This coral reef is located off of Australia's coast and is regarded as the world's largest.
The Great Barrier Reef
Many small island nations in Oceania rely on these industries.
Fishing and tourism
Increased tourism in Antarctica can have this damaging effect.
Disturbing wildlife populations
Native peoples remained isolated for thousands of years because of these vast natural barriers.
Oceans and great distances
These are the lasting effects of European colonization on Oceania.
New languages, religions, governments, education systems, and economic systems.
These environmental challenges are currently affecting Australia and Oceania.
deforestation, drought, desertification, climate change, and coral reef damage
How is Australia's economy different from the economies of small island nations in Oceania?
Australia's economy is much larger and more developed
These are ways that people can help to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
reducing pollution, limiting overfishing, protecting natural habitats, reducing carbon emissions