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31 SA OC AT Mig Conq
final exam words
| Word | Description |
|---|---|
| Micronesia | one of the three regions of Oceania, meaning "tiny islands" |
| Melanesia | a region in Oceania meaning "black islands" |
| Polynesia | one of the three regions in Oceania, meaning "many islands" |
| copra | the dried meat of coconuts |
| Subsistence activities | an activity in which a family produces only the food, clothing, and shelter they themselves need |
| ASEAN | The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an alliance that promotes economic growth and peace in the region (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, singapore, Thailand) |
| Khmer Empire | a powerful empire that lasted roughly from the 9th to the 15th centuries in what is now Cambodia |
| Oceania regions | Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia |
| World War II | Japan occupied SEA during World War II |
| Island groups | all the nations of Oceania except Nauru are island groups (Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Samoa, Papau New Guinea, Solomon islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu) |
| Marshall Islands | A country that consists of an island group of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean |
| Tahiti | located in Polynesia, and east of Tonga |
| Poi | taro root made into a paste and is often allowed to ferment |
| Aborigines | people that migrated to Australia from Asia at least 40,000 years ago |
| Oceania economy | most of the economy revolves by subsistence activities, fishing and agriculture have great income, turism has become important and few factories |
| International Date Line | goes through Micronesia and Tonga and finally east of South Island, New Zealand |
| Tonga | A country that consists of an island group of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean |
| Kiribati | A country that consists of an island group of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean |
| Treaty of Waitangi | the treaty signed by the British and Maori in 1840 giving Britain control over New Zealand |
| Maori | the first settlers of New Zealand, who had imigrated from Polynesia more than 1,000 years ago |
| Colonization | many Europeans began to arrive SEA in 1509, few had interest is colonization but rather wealth, used methods to take over trade, colonial rulers set up tralized bureaucratic governments, forced to produce commodities, effect of sparking nationalism |
| Vietnam War | the military conflict resulting from American involvement in South Vietnam to prevent its takeover by Communist North Vietnam |
| taro | a tropical Asian plant with a starchy root, which can be eaten as a boiled vegetable or made into breads |
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