Australia and the Pacific Vocabulary Words

a sparsely inhabited region with low plateaus and plains

the sudden, violent overthrow of a government, often by the military

large floating masses of ice

a formation of rock-like material made up of the skeletons of tiny sea creatures

people native to a region

a layer of the atmosphere that filters out most of the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays

seasonal ice that floats on the water rather than being attached to land

slow-moving bodies of ice

involves the use of resources to create new products, as occurs in manufacturing

a ring shaped coral island enclosing a body of water

a long-term significant change to a region's average weather

involves the collection of resources from nature

the theory that explains how huge blocks of Earth's crust called "plates" move

a powerful explosive device that can cause widespread destruction

an agreement that preserves Antarctica for peaceful scientific use

is a long period of extremely dry weather

a large mass of compressed ice