Geography Study Guide

Terms | Definitions | Pacific island groups: | Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia | (Pacific) Micronesia means- | small islands | (Pacific) Melanesia means- | black islands | (Pacific) Polynesia means- | many islands | (Pacific) Divided into high islands and low islands based on- | physical characteristics | High Islands- | mountains created by tectonic forces, volcanoes and earth quakes | Low Islands- | coral reef | Coral Reef- | formed from living coral polyps accumulating over time | (Pacific) Natives | aren't sure how they got there | WW11 caused- | not much attention | U.S. used marshal islands for- | nuclear testing- Bikini Atoll | Trust Territories (Pacific) | territories supervised by another nation | Pacific have low or high standard of living? | low | Pacific cash crops | rubber, coffee, sugarcane in high islands of Melanesia and Polynesia | (P) what is growing rapidly? | tourism | Antarctica is larger than... | Australia | (A) Discovered- | last 1820s | (A) Is the highest or lowest continent? | highest | (A) land is feet below sea level | 280 ft | Park ice of icebergs and | ice surrounds the continent and ice shelves | Ross ice shelf reached in | 1840s | (A) 1st explorer set foot in- | 1895 | 1961 what was signed? | Antarctic treaty by 12 countries | (A) Treaty was renewed in- | 1989 with 28 more countries adding to treaty | (Au) is the blank largest country- | 6th | (AU) is about the size of- | U.S. | Block rain- | great dividing range | Longest river in the east- | Murray river | Outback- | central and western plains and plateaus | (AU) population- | about 19 million | (AU) where does most of the population live? | Eastern and southeastern coast | (AU) Low or high standard of living | high | 1st Australians | Aborigines | Who killed, infected, and drove of Aborigines? | Europeans | Claimed AUS for UK | Captain James cook | (AU) most immigrants come from- | pacific islands and