World Geography: Australia (C49) & Pacific Islands & Antarctical (C50)
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- The 25,000+ islands which are located in the Pacific Ocean Region.
- What is Oceania? (612)
- A ring of small islands built up on a coral reef surrounded by a shallow lagoon.
- What is an Atoll? (613)
- An area off a country's coast, whose resources are claimed and controlled by that country.
- What is the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone)? (615)
- A cold,dry, region receiving less precipitation than the Sahara Desert in Africa.
- What is a Polar Desert? (620)
- A rapid flow of dense cold air down the slopes of high mountains or ice caps.
- What are Katabatic Winds? (620)
- Wells in which water rises toward the surface without being pumped.
- What are Artesian Wells? (605)
- The study of the geographic distribution of plants and animals.
- What is Biogeography? (605)
- Plants and animals that originate only in a particular geographic region.
- What is an Endemic Species? (605)
- Mammals who carry their young in pouches.
- What are Marsupials? (605)
- Plants and animals introduced to a particular region by humans.
- What are Alien Species? (606)