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pgs. 689-692
1.
A set of closely grouped islands, which sometimes form a curved arc. An example
would be the Philippians and the islands of Indonesia are a part of the Malaya
Archipelago.
2.
What rivers and resources exist in South East Asia? Why is this important?
The Mekong River starts in China and then crosses a good amount of Southeast
Asian nations before it becomes a good amount on the Vietnams coast. Fertile soil
is a popular resource used and volcanic activities and flooding rivers add nutrients
to the soil. Also, there is rivers and seas nearby which gives them an opportunity to
get fish for food. They also have mineral resources such as petroleum, tin, and
gems.
3. What is Oceania? About how many islands exist in Oceania?
Oceania is the Pacific Islands but the Philippians, Indonesia, and other islands near
the mainland are not considered Oceania because the people that live there have
cultural ties. No one knows the exact number on how many islands there are in
Oceania but geographers said that there is more than 20,000 islands.
4. What are high islands? What are low islands?
High islands is an island that is a volcanic origin since they are created by volcanos.
Low islands is an island that is made up of coral origin since it is made up of coral
reefs.
5. What resource problem exists in Oceania?
A resource problem that exists in Oceania is they are not rich in resources. Low
islands have poor soil while most of the islands lack minerals.
6. Describe the difference in the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Even
though it has limited natural resources, what has allowed New Zealand to thrive?
In the North Islands, they have hilly ranges and a volcanic plateau, while in the
South Islands there is much less mountainous. In the North Islands, they have
fertile farmland and forest that helps support the lumber industry. Also, they have
much more rivers running from the mountains to the seas unlike the South Islands.
The swift flowing rivers allow people to build dams that generate electricity for
those people in New Zealand.
7.
How is Australia different from New Zealand? (Be specific. What is found
The 5th largest continent is Antarctica. Compare East and West Antarctica
What sort of climate exists in most of South East Asia and Oceania?
Tropical wet climate takes place in coastal parts such as Myanmar, Thailand,
Vietnam, and Oceania and in most of Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippians.
2.
What are the two categories that exist in the climate of South East Asia and
Oceania?
Year-Round Rains and wet and dry seasons are the two categories that exist in
South East Asia and Oceania.
3.
Describe a monsoon.
A monsoon is seasonal prevailing winds that cause wet and dry seasons and they
occur in the region of South and Southeast Asia.
4. How does the climate affect the tropical plants and vegetation that exists in
South East Asia and Oceania?
The low islands have poor soil and small amounts of rain which makes the plants not
grow well and that is not good. But in Oceania, they dont have a diverse vegetation
which makes them not have a wide variety of different kinds of plants.
5.
Mountains and uplands force winds from the oceans to rise and shed their rain on
the coast instead of the interior of the land. Outback is the unpopulated inland
region.
8.
White Desert is a region that receives little precipitation and it has heavy snow
and ice that covers it since the snow that does fall rarely melts. Lichens and
mosses can be able to survive and also animals such as sea life and birds including
several types of penguins can live there.