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7thW.Geo Chapter 29
7th Grade World Geography Chapter 29
Question | Answer |
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Great Barrier Reef | world's largest coral reef |
coral reef | a collection of rocky material found in shallow,tropical waters |
Aborigines | the first humans to live in Australia |
Maori | descendants of New Zealand's early settlers |
Outback | the interior of Australia |
atoll | small ring-shaped coral island that surrounds a lagoon |
territory | area that is under the authority of another government |
ice shelf | ledge of ice that extends over the water |
icebergs | floating masses of ice that have broken off a glacier |
polar desert | a high-latitude region that receives very little precipitation |
ozone layer | layer of Earth's atmosphere that protects living things from the harmful effects of the sun's ultraviolet rays |