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Unit #11
Southeast Asia,
Australia, & Oceania
Vocabulary
Archipelago - A chain or cluster of islands.
atoll - A coral island consisting of a ring of coral
surrounding a central lagoon.
lagoon - a body of water cut off from a larger body by
a reef of sand or coral
High islands - volcanic islands that rise high above sea
level- they are mountainous.
Low islands - generally small and consist of built-up sand.
Fragmented - to divide into smaller pieces of land by
roads or other barriers
Mainland - The main land mass of a country/continent
Insular - Referring to an island or the isolation of an island
Longhouses - a type of house where animals
and humans live under one roof at opposite ends
of a building
clans - a group of people united by kinship & descent.
Cultural diversity - the variety of human
societies, cultures, or beliefs in a specific region
Colonial legacy - Cultural influences that
remain after an area is no longer a colony
penal colonies - a colony used to detain
prisoners/criminals and use them for labor in an
economically underdeveloped part of the state
Rice paddy - an irrigated or flooded field where
rice is grown
Double cropping - growing two crops on the
same land within the same year.
Terraces - Artificially leveled areas on slopes.
Commercial logging - Cutting down trees to
sell the lumber
Tropical hardwoods - Broad leafed trees that
grow in tropical regions, prized for furniture &
interior design
raw materials - A natural unprocessed material
used in a manufacturing process.
Maritime - Having to do with sailing & the sea.
Maritime industry - Business, commerce, or
navigation transacted on the sea or in seaports.
Indochina - a region in Southeast Asia that lies
east of India and south of China, culturally
influenced by both
ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
10 States with the aim of accelerating economic
growth, trade, and social progress,
Outsourcing - The contracting out of work that
was previously done within a company to an
outside provider
Wats - a Buddhist monastery/temple in
Cambodia, Laos or Thailand.
Buddhism - A philosophy/religion based
on the spiritual teachings of Siddhartha
Gautama (Buddha).
Islam - a religion based on the teaching
of Muhammad
Hinduism - A philosophy or way of life
with roots in India. The Hindu tradition is
more a way of life than a set of beliefs.
Tectonic forces - Forces acting in the Earth's
crust which cause can earthquakes.
Ring of Fire - a zone of frequent earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions encircling the Pacific
Ocean.
Tsunami - Large, often destructive sea wave
or series of waves caused by an underwater
earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption
Typhoon - a hurricane occurring in the
Western Pacific Ocean or the China Sea.
Volcanism - The movement of molten rock, by
way of volcanoes, fissures, vents, etc., to the
Earth's surface
Great Barrier Reef - the largest coral reef
in the world; in the Coral Sea off the
northeastern coast of Australia
coral - a marine animal, usually one that
secretes calcium carbonate.
Outback - remote and arid areas of Australia.
biodiversity - The variety and abundance
of species in a given habitat
marsupials - mammals in which the female
typically has a pouch such as kangaroos
Station – a large farm or ranch in Australia.
Indigenous species - a species that
occurs naturally within an area.
Introduced species - A species that is
not native to an area and is brought in by
human intervention.
Invasive species - Non-native species of
plants or animals that out-compete native
species in a specific habitat.
Aborigine - the earliest known inhabitants of
Australia
Dreamtime - the mystical past when spirit gods
were believed to inhabit the earth
Maori - the first people to live in New Zealand
boomerang - Australian Aboriginal returning
and non-returning flat hardwood object used for
hunting or ceremonial purposes.
didgeridoo - Aboriginal Australian wind
instrument made from Eucalyptus tree branches
which have been hollowed out by termites.