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Asia Chapter 3 study aid
• What is an animal that carries its young in
a pouch?
MARSUPIAL
• What is an animal that carries its young in
a pouch?
• What is an island formed from coral reefs,
with poor, sandy soil
LOW ISLAND
• What is an island formed from coral reefs,
with poor, sandy soil
• What is a huge slab of rock that moves
very slowly beneath the surface of the
Earth’s crust?
TECTONIC PLATE
• What is a huge slab of rock that moves
very slowly beneath the surface of the
Earth’s crust?
• What is growing crops for sale on a local
or world market?
COMMERCIAL FARMING
• What is growing crops for sale on a local
or world market?
• What is a small coral island in the shape of
a ring?
Atoll
• What is a small coral island in the shape of
a ring?
• What is a level field flooded to grow rice?
PADDY
• What is a level field flooded to grow rice?
• What is growing only enough food to feed
one family or village?
SUBSISTENCE FARMING
• What is growing only enough food to feed
one family or village?
• What is an island formed by the
mountainous top of an ancient volcano
HIGH ISLAND
• What is an island formed by the
mountainous top of an ancient volcano
• What is a long, narrow inlet that is
bordered by steep slopes created by
glaciers?
FIORD, OR FJORD
• What is a long, narrow inlet that is
bordered by steep slopes created by
glaciers?
• What is a hot spring that shoots a jet of
water & steam into the air?
GEYSER
• What is a hot spring that shoots a jet of
water & steam into the air?
What are the 3 groups of island in
the Pacific Ocean?
What are the 3 groups of island in
the Pacific Ocean?
• Micronesia
• Melanesia
• Polynesia
What does Melanesia mean?
What does Melanesia mean?
• Dark islands; these are the most
populated as they are volcanic and have
plenty of fertile soil
What does Micronesia mean?
What does Micronesia mean?
• Small islands; these are basically all low
islands.
What does Polynesia mean?
What does Polynesia mean?
Many islands; Hawaii is part of Polynesia
What are the 2 regions of
Southeast Asia?
What are the 2 regions of
Southeast Asia?
• Mainland & Island
What is the main economic activity
of Southeast Asia?
What is the main economic activity
of Southeast Asia?
• FARMING
What is the chief crop of Southeast
Asia?
What is the chief crop of Southeast
Asia?
•RICE!
Why do parts of Southeast Asia
have Tropical Wet climates?
Why do parts of Southeast Asia
have Tropical Wet climates?
• -they get 2 summer monsoons every year.
• 1 from the Indian Ocean & 1 from the
Pacific Ocean. Because so much of
Southeast Asia is on or near the equator; it
is hot there year round
Describe the physical geography of
New Zealand.
Describe the physical geography of
New Zealand.
• 2 volcanic islands
• Volcanoes, geysers, tall snow-capped
mountains, fertile river valleys, and Fjords
Where do most people live in
Australia?
Where do most people live in
Australia?
• In cities on the Eastern and Southeastern
coasts
Why?
Why?
• Because that is where the good natural
resources and pleasant climate (plenty of
rain) are found.
Why is Australia’s environment so
unique?
Why is Australia’s environment so
unique?
• Australia has been isolated from the other
continents for so long that species there
have adapted/mutated unlike the other
populated continents.
What does New Zealand have that
Australia does not?
What does New Zealand have that
Australia does not?
• Geysers
• Volcanoes
• Lots of great farmland (Australia has
some, but not as much as New Zealand.)
• Snow-capped mountains
What might be the Pacific Islands
greatest natural resource?
What might be the Pacific Islands
greatest natural resource?
• Their beauty-tourism from Australia and
the U.S. provide more income than other
sources