Vocab
This is formed from the limestone skeletons of tiny sea animals
What is coral?
This natural wonder consists of 2,500 coral reefs
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
This gem mineral is mined abundantly in Australia and used in trade
What is Opal?
This island country off the coast of Australia is made up of a North Island and a South Island
What is New Zealand?
These violent storms happen suddenly within the doldrums
What are Typhoons?
This is the nickname of the desert areas in the interior of Australia
What is the Outback?
This is the main use of the interior desert of Australia
What is ranching?
This climate type makes up the interior of Australia
What is a desert?
This Island, which is part of New Zealand, has the towering snowy peaks of the Southern Alps
What is the South Island?
This area is a generally windless area around the equator
What are doldrums?
This mountain range interrupts Australia's otherwise flat landscape
This river supplies water that supports Australia's irrigated farming
What is the Darling River?
This is the main climate in Oceania
What is Tropical Wet climate?
This place is home to the largest desert in the world
What is Antarctica?
What is wattle?
Shallow pools of of clear water, that are only a few feet above sea level
What are lagoons?
A vast amount of pressurized underground water resides in this basin in Australia
What is the Great Artesian Basin?
These trees found in Australia have an orange hue
What are acacia trees?
This place is nicknamed the "little islands" and is north of Melanesia
What is Micronesia?
What are Artesian Wells?
These islands are formed by the buildup of coral on the rim of submerged volcanoes
What is bauxite?
This small shrub carpets land where prehistoric volcanic eruptions destroyed ancient forests
What is manuka?
This place is nicknamed the Black Islands and is off the northeast coast of Australia
What is Melanesia?