Physical Geography
Running through the Pacific Ocean at roughly 180 degrees is this imaginary line that marks the divide between two calendar days that are taking place on earth at any one time.
International Date Line
Austraila differs from other areas in the way that is was colonized in this way.
It was established as a British penal colony. Though the coasts are fertile, the arid interior - "the Outback- has less appeal and at the time was a relieve for overcrowded British prisons.
Most Pacific islanders are ______ or ______? (Name at least one.)
farmers or fishermen
Australia and the small islands of the Pacific are collectively called __________.
OCEANIA!
True or False: Antarctica is the driest place on earth.
TRUE! Antarctica receives less precipitation each year than the driest desserts in Africa and Asia.
If you travel East across the International Date Line, the calendar day will turn this direction. (Backward or Forward)
Backward
Most of the population lives in this area of Australia.
Most of Australia's population is concentrated on the coasts. Very little precipitation reaches the interior lands, making it so the land is not capable of sustaining large populations.
Though it is a tiny country, ______ is one of the wealthiest in the world with large stores of petroleum and natural gas.
Brunei
Name one of the Deserts of Australia.
Great Sandy, Great Victoria or Gibson Desert
The Antarctic Peninsula that extends up toward S. America is a branch of this Mountain range_______.
Andes Mountain Range
The lowest point in the world's oceans is _________, located in the _________?
Challenger Deep, Mariana Trench
This is the kind of gov't of Antarctica ______.The Antarctic Treaty is an agreement for nations to uphold __________ and ___________.
None. There's no native human population in Antarctica. The nations that do have a presence there uphold the Antarctic Treaty agree to never use it for military purposes and to promote scientific research.
This country ________ is made up of thousands of islands and at least 300 distinct ethnic groups. Colonized by the Dutch in the 17th century and gaining independence in the 20th century, it has a national motto "Unity in Diversity".
Indonesia
Name two marsupials native to Australia.
Kangaroo and Koala Bear.
The most populated area/town in Antarctica is called______.
McMurdo Research Station
The name and location of world's largest coral reef.
The Great Barrier Reef, upper east coast of Austrailia
Explain what religions are practiced in Oceania and the SE Asian Islands: Indonesia (& Malaysia & Brunei)=_________, Oceania=________, Phillipines &Timor Leste =__________.
Indonesia (& Malaysia & Brunei)=predominantly Islam, Oceania=Protestant Christian, Phillipines &Timor Leste =Roman Catholic.
Terra Australia Incognita means ____ ______ _____
Unknown Southern Land
The Maori, a fierce warrior people, are indigenous to this country _________.
New Zealand
In 1911, using skis, sleds, and sled dogs, this person and his team were the first to reach the south pole.
Roald Amundsen (from Norway)
The Pacific Islands are generally either mountainous (with active Volcanos), or low islands called _________, which are ring-shaped coral reefs surrounding lagoons.
atolls
The most important agricultural region in Australia is the _____________.
Murray River System
During the 16th Century, this country_______, became a Spanish colony, that was then ceded to the US after the Spanish-American War. It gained full independence in 1946. English is still on of its official languages and it still has a democratic gov't.
The Phillipines
Describe the Great Dividing Range and what it divides.
It runs along the eastern edge of Australia that prevents moisture rich winds blowing west from the Pacific Ocean from reaching the interior of the continent.
The coldest temperature ever recorded was in 1983 was: a) -96.8*, b)-118.6*, c)-128.6* , d)-156.8
c