Australia Vocab

Question	Answer
Outback	A sparsely inhabited region of Australia with low plateaus and plains.
Coral Reef	A formation of rock-like material made up of the skeletons of tiny marine creatures.
Atoll	A ring-shaped coral island enclosing a body of water
Plate Tectonics	Theory that explains how huge blocks of Earth's crust called "plates" move
Aborigines	The original inhabitants of Australia.
Maori	The original inhabitants of New Zealand and the Cook Islands.
Assimilation	Process by which one group takes on the cultural traits of another.
Ethnocentrism	Attitude that one’s own social or cultural group is better than all others.
Missionary	A person sent to another country by a church to spread its religious beliefs.
Indigenous	Native to a region.
Coup	Sudden violent overthrow of a government, often by the military.
Secondary Industry	Industry involving the use of resources to create new products, such as manufacturing.
Primary Industry	Industry involving the collection of resources from nature, such as fishing.
Drought	Long period of extremely dry weather.
Climate Changes	Long-term significant change to a region’s average weather.
Nuclear Weapon	Powerful explosive device that can cause widespread destruction.

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