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What is an archipelago?
An archipelago is a group of islands
What is Oceania?
Oceania is a region made of many islands in the Pacific Ocean
What is a high island?
A high island is a volcanic island with mountains
What is a low island?
A low island is flat and made of coral
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
It is a large coral reef near Australia.
What is the outback?
The outback is a dry and remote area in Australia
What is a voyaging canoe?
It is a large boat used for long ocean travel.
What is an outrigger canoe?
It is a small boat with a float for balance.
What is an atoll?
An atoll is a ring-shaped coral island around a lagoon
What is Bikini Atoll?
It is a place where nuclear tests happened.
What places are found in Oceania?
Oceania, Great Barrier Reef, Bikini Atoll
What are the two subregions of Southeast Asia?
Mainland and island Southeast Asia.
What do engineers use underground steam for in New Zealand?
They use it to produce energy.
Where is the tropical wet and dry climate found?
In northern Australia and Southeast Asia.
Why did the rabbit population grow fast in Australia?
Because they had no natural enemies
Which PLACES are related to Australia?
Outback and Great Barrier Reef.
Are atolls high or low islands? Explain.
Atolls are low islands because they are flat and made of coral.
Is the Great Barrier Reef related to high or low islands? Why?
Low islands, because it is made of coral
Which subregions contain archipelagoes?
Oceania and Southeast Asia.
Where are outrigger canoes used?
They are used in Pacific Islands.
Where would a tourist go more: outback or Great Barrier Reef? Why?
The Great Barrier Reef, because it is beautiful and popular.
What are features of voyaging canoes?
They have two hulls, sails, and carry supplies.
What place shows human damage?
Bikini Atoll.
Which islands have better economies: high or low? Why?
High islands, because they have more resources
What pattern do mountains and rivers form in mainland Southeast Asia?
They form long parallel lines.