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100

This is the only continent that is also an island.

Australia

100

This is the canine/dog that was brought by people to Australia thousands of years ago

The Dingo
100

The European people who settled Australia were from this country

England
100

A type of species that people bring from one place to another and are not naturally there

Invasive Species

100

This is one method of fishing that damages reefs

Cyanide or dynamite

200

This continent was once attached to Australia.

Antarctica

200

This is the flightless bird of New Zealand. It is also a nickname for New Zealanders themselves

The Kiwi

200
Most of the first Europeans to Australia were these

Convicts

200

The Pacific Islands were mostly formed by these

Hotspots

200

In the video on coral, they made a song about not doing this to teach kids

Throw plastic in the ocean

300

This country to the east of Australia is made up of two large islands.

New Zealand

300

This is a type/category of animal that carries its young in a pouch in its body

Marsupials

300
How did the first people get to Australia

Walked

300

A name for a ring shaped island with coral around it

Atoll

300

This is the term for the slow movement of Earth's plates over time

Continental Drift

400

The Pacific Islands are divided into these two categories:

High and Low Islands

400

This is a common tree type in Australia that burns very hot in forest fires and has a unique smell. Its the main food of the Koala

Eucalyptus Tree

400

The name of the indigenous people of Australia

Aborigines

400

The name for the interior of Australia, away from most of the people

The Outback

400

The phenomenon where rain falls on the windward side and leaves the other side dry

Rainshadow Effect

500

This country makes up half of the large island to the north of Australia

Papua New Guinea

500

A large flightless bird, but not the Emu, that looks like a dinosaur and was pictured in our book

Cassowary
500

What is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand

Maori

500

The name for a domestic animal when it becomes wild, like an escaped species of pig

Feral

500

Name two island countries in this region besides Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji

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