Oceania: Physical Geography – Flashcards
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Oceania refers to a region of islands located in what part of the world?
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The Pacific Ocean
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What are the three regional island groups which make-up the region known as Oceania?
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1) Micronesia 2) Melanesia 3) Polynesia
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What are the two types of islands most commonly found in Oceania?
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1) High Islands 2) Low Islands
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What climate does Antarctica have?
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Ice Cap - polar desert (less than 10 in. of precip)
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What climate dominates most of Central & Western Australia?
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Arid & Semi-Arid climates
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What climate is predominant in New Zealand?
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Marine West Coast & Highland in the mountains of the South Island
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What climate zone does northern Australia have?
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A tropical wet & dry climate
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What climate(s) does most of Oceania have?
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Tropical Wet / Tropical Wet & Dry
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What created the islands of New Zealand and the mountain range of the South Island?
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Tectonic plate movement (Ring of Fire)
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What global climate "event" could have the biggest impact on Antarctica?
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Global Warming
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What has created the majority of the islands in Oceania?
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Volcanic activity
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What is the largest mountain range in Australia?
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The Great Dividing Range
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What is the name of the large island off the southeast coast of Australia?
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Tasmania
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What is the name of the largest coral reed system in the world?
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The Great Barrier Reef
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What is the name of the mountain range on the southern island of New Zealand?
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Southern Alps
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What is the other name Western Australia is known as?
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The Outback
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What is the smallest continent in the world?
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Australia
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What landform dominates the majority of the Australian continent?
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Desert
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What physical feature divides Antarctica into two parts?
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The Trans-Antarctic Range
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What two same landforms does the nation of New Zealand consist of?
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Two islands
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What unique feature, associated with the tilt of the Earth, does Antarctica experience because it is located at the South Pole?
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It has 24 hours of sunlight in the summer and 24 hours of darkness in the winter
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What vegetation is predominant in Antarctica?
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Any vegetation is extremely rare with a few mosses & lichens along the coast
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What vegetation is predominant in New Zealand?
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Mixed forests (deciduous & evergreen) & grasslands for the lower elevations. Evergreen (Needle-leaf) forests in the higher elevations
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What vegetation is predominant in Oceania?
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Rainforest
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Where do the majority of people in Australia live?
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Along the coasts, but the East coast of Australia has the largest percentage of the population
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Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
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Northeast coast of Australia
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Why is Antarctica considered a continent?
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There is rock under the ice
