1. 3-16-2015 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!!!

2. Ch. 24 - AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND Vocabulary

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

4. Outback- inland regions of Australia.

5. Station- cattle or sheep ranch in Australia.

6. Marsupial- mammal that carries its young in its pouch.

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

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

9. Bush- rural areas of Australia.

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

11. Manuka- small shrub of New Zealand.

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

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

14. Hydroelectric Power- electricity generated by flowing water.