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The term that refers to the region of thousands of islands and coral reefs in the southeast Pacific.
What is Oceania?
100
The country that settled Australia.
What is Britain?
100
The term that refers to dissolving into a new culture.
What is assimilation?
100
This refers to a group of half-castes in Australia who were kidnapped and forced to assimilate into "white" culture.
What is the Stolen Generation?
100
A reason to leave a place.
What is a push factor?
200
The term that refers to closely grouped islands.
What is an archipelago?
200
Australia was this type of colony. Prisoners were sent there.
What is a penal colony?
200
The language of the aboriginals in Australia.
What is Pidgin English?
200
Land Rights Act ruled that aboriginal people could reclaim land that was being held under _____ _____.
What are pastoral leases?
200
A reason to go to a place.
What is a pull factor?
300
The term that refers to an arc or circle of coral reefs, generally has a lagoon in the middle.
What is an atoll?
300
The term that refers to the original inhabitants of Australia.
Who are the aboriginal people?
300
This is a starchy root plant that is very common in Oceania.
What is Taro?
300
The British claimed land using this term as justification. It translates to "land belonging to no one."
What is "terra nullius?"
300
This is the largest system of coral reefs in the world.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
400
This type of island is created from volcanoes and generally has better, fertile land.
What is a high island?
400
The original people of New Zealand.
Who are the maori?
400
The dried meat of coconuts.
What is copra?
400
This case ruled that aboriginals did in fact own land prior to the arrival of the British.
What is the Mabo Case?
400
_________ often leads to urban growth.
What is industrialization?
500
This refers to the unpopulated inner region of Australia. Dry climate and shrubs.
What is the outback?
500
On August 22, 1770, _____ _____ _____ claimed eastern Australia for England.
Who is Captain James Cook?
500
The cultural center of the Maori culture.
What is Rotorua?
500
This landmark case ruled that pastoral leases and native rights to land could coexist.
What is the Wik Case?
500
Everything that helps a city function. Can include roads, buildings, schools, and institutions.
What is infrastructure?
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