Australia/New Zealand Physical Geography
A sparsely populated area of Australia. Watch out for the dingo fence!
What is the Outback?
An island with steep slopes
What is a high island
A method of sailing that relies on observation of the natural world.
What is wayfinding?
Large farms established in the center of Australia.
What is a station?
This group of people is likely to have their culture and heritage only in history books due to the arrival of European and American sailors.
Who are native Hawai'ians?
Australia is divided into three main regions, the Western Plateau, Central Lowlands, and _______-a mountain range that runs parallel to the coastline.
What are the Eastern Highlands or the Great Dividing Range?
A type of island that one might think of when describing a desert island. Often having sandy beaches.
What are low islands?
Some of the first Europeans to colonize Australia were ___________.
What are convicts?
A hollowed-out bamboo instrument that is used in traditional Aboriginal music.
What is a digeridoo?
The population of this nation is decreasing due to younger peoples leaving for other nations, then sending remittances back to aid their families.
Where is Tonga?
Dotted with temperate rain forests, this island is covered in mountains, valleys, and plateaus. Just watch out for the island's inhabitants, some are truly devils.
What is Tasmania?
A shallow pool at the center of an island. if you get stranded there, you too might be blue.
What is a lagoon?
The first peoples of New Zealand. The national rugby team performs one of the traditional dances before a match.
Who are the Maori?
Many Aboriginal Australians living inland would either walk or use these to travel.
What is a bark canoe?
This is a serious concern in Oceania, especially the nation of Kiribati.
What is climate change?
The largest living structure in the world. Portions are bleaching and turning bone-white and may not ever be able to return.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
It was once connected to a larger landmass from which it gets its name.
What is a continental island?
This island nation was annexed after businessmen conducted a coup.
What is Hawai'i?
A material that was used as body paint and rock art for thousands of years. It wasn't until the 1930s that it was used on canvas by Aboriginal peoples.
What is ochre?
The nation of ______ has had tension between indigenous peoples and immigrants from India, leading to conflict.
What is Fiji?
New Zealand is an island nation. In the north, volcanoes created the landscape. In the south, this physical feature dominates. Anyone up for skiing?
What are the Southern Alps?
This non-physical feature goes around Kiribati, make sure to set your watch.
What is the international dateline?
Several theories surround what happened to the people living on this island. From rats eating trees to people building massive monoliths. Either way, the island has never been the same.
What is Easter Island/Rapa Nui?
Early Aboriginal Australians mainly practiced this, a way of collecting enough foodstuffs for their communities.
What is hunter-gather?
Despite having a positive population growth rate, the overall population in this nation is decreasing.
Where is Tonga?