I Can… identify the key terminology relating to the study of Australia and New Zealand. Do Now… Get out a sheet of paper and put your heading on it… Write down 5 things you think of when you Hear Australia! –Power Point with pictures and definitions –Key Terms Quiz on Wednesday!!!

Ch AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND Vocabulary

Coral Reef – structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals.

Outback- inland regions of Australia.

Station- cattle or sheep ranch in Australia.

Marsupial- mammal that carries its young in its pouch.

Immigrant- person who moves to a new country to make a permanent home.

Boomerang- Australian weapon shaped like a bent wing that either strikes a target or curves back toward the hunter.

Bush- rural areas of Australia.

Geyser- spring that shoots hot water through a crack in the earth’s crust.

Manuka- small shrub of New Zealand.

Fjord- steep-sided valley cut into mountains by the action of glaciers.

Geothermal Energy- electricity produced by natural underground sources of steam.

Hydroelectric Power- electricity generated by flowing water.