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Which European country used Australia as a prison colony? - ANS Great Britain The original inhabitants of Australia are known as the? - ANS aborigines The original inhabitants of New Zealand are known as the - ANS Maoris Explain the importance and outcome of the Treaty of Waitangi. - ANS Resulted in land wars and many subsequent deaths. Three Parts of Treaty of Waitangi - ANS 1. that the Queen (or king) of Great Britain has the right to rule over New Zealand; 2. that Maori chiefs would ke...

The Five Themes of Geography - ANS 1) Location 2) Place 3) Human - Environment Interaction 4) Movement 5) Region Location - ANS Every place on Earth has a location. Location is defined in terms of ABSOLUTE and RELATIVE location. The theme of location is concerned with the question: "Where is it?" A) Absolute Location B) Relative Location TYPES of Location - ANS A) Absolute Location — The exact spot on Earth where something is found. Example: Niambey, the capital of Niger, is located...

krill - ANS an invertebrate similar to a shrimp in size and shape. protocol - ANS a formal agreement for rules of conduct between nations. sound - ANS an area of water between two bodies of land, e.g., the coast and an island. The South Pole was first reached by _____. - ANS Roald Amundsen The Antarctica continent is split roughly in half by the __________ Mountain Range. - ANS Transantarctic Which of the following are names of Antarctica's larger ice shelves? - ANS Larsen Filchner-Ronne

Geography is described as - ANS a spatial science. The word spatial refers to - ANS the nature and character of physical space. Which is not true of geographers? - ANS They are not really scientists. Geography - ANS is derived from geo and graphein; literally, "to write Earth." Geography" literally means - ANS to write (about) Earth. The main methodology governing geographic inquiry - ANS involves spatial analysis. Which of the following best describes the field of physical geography? -...

Uzbekistan - ANS Laos - ANS Mauritania - ANS Mozambique - ANS South Sudan - ANS Comoros - ANS Sudan - ANS Kyrgyzstan - ANS Eritrea - ANS Guyana - ANS Samoa - ANS Burundi - ANS

Aergean sea - ANS The early history of Greek peoples took place on the shores of Rocky to farm - ANS Greeks turned early fishing and commerce because greek soil was too Crete - ANS Greek civilization probably began on the island of Knosses - ANS The first greek capital Evans - ANS Knossos was evacuated in the tweentieth century by the English archaeologists Sir arthur Minos - ANS The massive ruins on Knossos were the remains of the palace of King Mycenate - ANS Clay tablets found on Crete ...

An __________ is a portion of a country that is separated geographically from the mainland. - ANS exclave Which of the following statements about autonomous regions is false? - ANS Military governments always occupy autonomous regions after a conflict. Which of the following statements about territories is false? - ANS Territories are always self-governing. The issuing of official records, such as birth certificates, and the administering of justice are most commonly performed at the _____...

Archipelago - ANS An archipelago is a group of islands closely scattered in a body of water. Usually, this body of water is the ocean, but it can also be a lake or river. Most archipelagoes are made of oceanic islands. This means the islands were formed by volcanoes erupting from the ocean floor. island - ANS land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water Key/Cay - ANS Cay, also spelled key, small, low island, usually sandy, situated on a coral reef platform. Such islan...

Spain - ANS Madrid Portugal - ANS Lisbon Italy - ANS Rome Switzerland - ANS Bern Austria - ANS Vienna Germany - ANS Berlin Belgium - ANS Brussels Netherland - ANS Amsterdam Denmark - ANS Copenhagen Norway - ANS Oslo

Southern and Eastern Hemispheres - ANS Australia is located in these two hemispheres. Uluru/Ayers Rock - ANS This large geographic feature is a sacred site for Australia's Aboriginal people. Indian Ocean - ANS This large body of water surrounds Australia's western coast. Great Barrier Reef - ANS This feature is described as "world's largest coral reef system , home to huge variety of coral, fish, and mollusks". Coral Sea - ANS This body of water is where the Great Barrier Reef is locat...