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Vocabulary from Chapter 14

Terms in this set (23)

Aborigine
an indigenous inhabitant of Australia
Atoll
a low, sandy island made from coral; often oriented around a central lagoon
Austronesian
a language family that encompasses wide expanses of the Pacific, insular Southeast Asia and Madagascar
Closer Economic Relations Agreement (CER)
an agreement signed in 1982 between Australia and New Zealand, designed to eliminate all economic and trade barriers between the two countries
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
an area of the ocean decreed by international law where one local country has more rights to fishing and mineral right than do other countries
Haole
light-skinned Europeans or US citizens in the Hawaiian Islands
High Island
large, elevated islands, often focused around recent volcanic activity
Hot Spot
a supply of magma that produces a chain of mid-ocean volcanoes atop a zone of moving oceanic crust
Kanaka
Melanesian agricultural workers imported to Australia, historically concentrated along Queensland's "Sugar Coast"
Mallee
a tough and scrubby eucalyptus woodland of limited economic value that is common across portions of interior Australia
Maori
indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand
Melanesia
a Pacific Ocean region that includes the culturally complex, generally darker-skinned peoples of New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji
Micronesia
a Pacific Ocean region that includes the culturally diverse, generally small islands north of Melanesia; includes the Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia
Microstate
usually independent states that are small in both area and population
Native Title Bill
a bill by the Australian legislation signed in 1993 that provides Aborigines with enhanced legal rights regarding land and resources within the country
Oceania
a major world subregion that is usually considered to include New Zealand and the major islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia
Outback
Australia's large, generally dry and thinly settled interior
Pidgin English
a version of English that also incorporates elements of other local languages, often utilized to foster trade and basic communication between different culture groups
Polynesia
a Pacific Ocean region, broadly unified by language and cultural traditions, that includes the Hawaiian Islands, Marquesas Islands, Society Islands, Tuamotu Archipelago, Cook Islands, American Samoa, Tonga and Kiribati
Tsunami
a very large sea wave induced by earthquakes
Uncontacted People
cultures that have yet to be contacted and influenced by the Western World
Viticulture
grape cultivation
White Australia Policy
before 1973, a set of stringent Australian limitations on nonwhite immigration to the country; has been largely replaced by a more flexible policy today
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