1. Asia Chapter 3 study aid

2. What is an animal that carries its young in a pouch?

3. MARSUPIAL What is an animal that carries its young in a pouch?

4. What is an island formed from coral reefs, with poor, sandy soil

5. LOW ISLAND What is an island formed from coral reefs, with poor, sandy soil

6. What is a huge slab of rock that moves very slowly beneath the surface of the Earth’s crust?

7. TECTONIC PLATE What is a huge slab of rock that moves very slowly beneath the surface of the Earth’s crust?

8. What is growing crops for sale on a local or world market?

9. COMMERCIAL FARMING What is growing crops for sale on a local or world market?

10. What is a small coral island in the shape of a ring?

11. Atoll What is a small coral island in the shape of a ring?

12. What is a level field flooded to grow rice?

13. PADDY What is a level field flooded to grow rice?

14. What is growing only enough food to feed one family or village?

15. SUBSISTENCE FARMING What is growing only enough food to feed one family or village?

16. What is an island formed by the mountainous top of an ancient volcano

17. HIGH ISLAND What is an island formed by the mountainous top of an ancient volcano

18. What is a long, narrow inlet that is bordered by steep slopes created by glaciers?

19. FIORD, OR FJORD What is a long, narrow inlet that is bordered by steep slopes created by glaciers?

20. What is a hot spring that shoots a jet of water & steam into the air?

21. GEYSER What is a hot spring that shoots a jet of water & steam into the air?

22. What are the 3 groups of island in the Pacific Ocean?

23. Micronesia Melanesia Polynesia

24. What does Melanesia mean?

25. Dark islands; these are the most populated as they are volcanic and have plenty of fertile soil

26. What does Micronesia mean?

27. Small islands; these are basically all low islands.

28. What does Polynesia mean?

29. Many islands; Hawaii is part of Polynesia

30. What are the 2 regions of Southeast Asia?

31. Mainland & Island

32. What is the main economic activity of Southeast Asia?

33. FARMING

34. What is the chief crop of Southeast Asia?

35. RICE!

36. Why do parts of Southeast Asia have Tropical Wet climates?

37. -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

38. Describe the physical geography of New Zealand.

39. 2 volcanic islands Volcanoes, geysers, tall snow-capped mountains, fertile river valleys, and Fjords

40. Where do most people live in Australia?

41. In cities on the Eastern and Southeastern coasts

42. Why?

43. Because that is where the good natural resources and pleasant climate (plenty of rain) are found.

44. Why is Australia’s environment so unique?

45. Australia has been isolated from the other continents for so long that species there have adapted/mutated unlike the other populated continents.

46. What does New Zealand have that Australia does not?

47. Geysers Volcanoes Lots of great farmland (Australia has some, but not as much as New Zealand.) Snow-capped mountains

48. What might be the Pacific Islands greatest natural resource?

49. Their beauty-tourism from Australia and the U.S. provide more income than other sources