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| A set of closely grouped islands that sometimes form a curve |
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| A chain of volcanoes that line the Pacific Rim |
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| Land surrounded by water on 3 sides |
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| Land completely surrounded by water |
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| A group of more than 20,000 Pacific Islands |
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| One of the 2 main peninsulas of Southeast Asia, located south of China, with a rectangular shape. |
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| One of the 2 main peninsulas of Southeast Asia, which serves as a bridge between the mainland and islands |
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| The smallest and flattest continent |
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| Huge chain of reefs and islands lying along Australia’s north eastern coast |
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| A river that provides water & fertile farming lands in Southeast Asia |
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| Unpopulated inner region of Australia |
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| Pacific islanders used these for navigating the shallow waters of lagoons |
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| A ringlike coral island or string of small islands surrounding a lagoon |
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| Site of U.S. atomic weapons tests which caused nuclear contamination of the area |
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| They have devestated croplands & prairies causing serious problems for Australian farms |
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| One of the most powerful early mandalas which existed in what is now Cambodia |
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| States organized as rings of power around a central court |
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| An alliance set up to promote economic growth and peace in Southeast Asia |
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| Original settlers of New Zealand |
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| Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia |
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| Established Sydney, Australia as a penal colony |
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| A place to send prisoners |
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| Migrated to Australia from Asia at least 40,000 years ago |
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| This is the earth’s coldest, driest continent |
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| This gave Britain control over New Zealand |
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