Fill In Sentences:
Australia and the Pacific Islands
INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill in each blank box with the word from the above list that best completes the sentence.
convicts
colonization
heritage
penal
habitat
settlers
industry
racism
hectic
reefs
deposits
fertile
climate
organisms
droughts
residents
1. We studied the cells of plant under the microscope.
2. Three escaped from the county jail late last night.
3. The soil in my backyard is very , so I have lots of healthy plants.
4. Bright, vibrant in the sea are home to all sorts of marine life.
5. During our hike in the forest, we saw a fox in its natural .
6. My schedule was so today that I did not have time to take a break.
7. They were of the town for over 60 years, living in the same house the entire time.
8. The cold in Alaska leads to the creation of many glaciers.
9. The powerful country aimed for control through the of the land and people.
10. She returns from the beach and her collection of seashells on the table.
11. From studying her , she learned a folk song that spanned generations.
12. Australia was once a colony where England would send prisoners.
13. The very first of the area built houses and established their own system of law.
14. Factories became crowded and the steel grew as more people found work.
15. swept throughout the country, drying out the soil and making it impossible to plant crops.
16. Discrimination in the schools against people of color revealed deep-rooted .
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Definition Matching:
Australia and the Pacific Islands
INSTRUCTIONS:
For each vocabulary word in the left column, locate its definition in the right column.
Type the number of the correct definition in the blank before the word.
hectic
1. living things, such as plants and animals
heritage
2. people found guilty of a crime
organisms
3. able to produce a lot of crops or plant life
residents
4. ridges of coral near the ocean’s surface
penal
5. the place where a plant or animal usually lives
climate
6. busy, full of activity
reefs
7. people who live in a specific area, such as a city or country
racism
8. the usual weather conditions of an area
habitat
9. the action of settling in an area and controlling native people
droughts
10. to place something in a specific place
convicts
11. traditions, beliefs, and history of a group or nation
fertile
12. relating to punishment or prison
industry
13. people who move to an area where few people live
colonization
14. the process of making products in a factory
deposits
15. long periods of time with little or no rain
settlers
16. poor treatment of people based on their race
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Crossword:
Australia and the Pacific Islands
Words
industry
heritage
hectic
habitat
climate
residents
convicts
organisms
reefs
penal
settlers
droughts
colonization
deposits
fertile
racism
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14
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6
3
12
16
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10
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Across
2. living things, such as plants and animals
1. people found guilty of a crime
7. people who move to an area where few people live
10. able to produce a lot of crops or plant life
13. busy, full of activity
16. relating to punishment or prison
Down
1. the action of settling in an area and controlling native people
3. people who live in a specific area, such as a city or country
5. to place something in a specific place
6. traditions, beliefs, and history of a group or nation
8. the process of making products in a factory
9. long periods of time with little or no rain
11. the place where a plant or animal usually lives
12. the usual weather conditions of an area
14. poor treatment of people based on their race
15. ridges of coral near the ocean’s surface
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Welcome to the Land Down Under, the place where you’ll find animals native to nowhere else on Earth, weird rock formations, and enormous expanses of flat land. Here, you’ll also get acquainted with Australia’s Aboriginal peoples and learn about their ancestors. This, too, is your chance to become acquainted with the unusual circumstances that surrounded Britain’s colonization of Australia in the late 18th century. . . and ended it. Plus, you’ll have a chance to spend some time at the Great Barrier Reef and its more than 900 islands.
In this unit, you’ll also explore city life in Sydney and Canberra, Australia’s capital. No excursion to Australia would be complete without a trip to the Outback. There, you’ll investigate life on sheep and cattle ranches, where people may have to travel hundreds of miles to the nearest city for shopping and medical help, and where jackeroos and jilleroos round up cattle for market. The final stop on this getting-to-know-you trip is the Pacific Islands – New Guinea, Micronesia, and Polynesia, which includes New Zealand. Here, you’ll get a taste of the history, culture, and interactions with European society that have shaped the region.
Future anthropologists will be eager to dive into the details about the different groups of Aboriginal peoples. Trivia players and kids interested in nature will be eager to learn about the unusual animals in this part of the world. Musically oriented kids will want to find out about the didgeridoo, perhaps the oldest musical instrument of all, while pattern-seekers will want to compare Australia’s experience with colonization to that of Africa’s and South America’s. That and more is right here in Australia.
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Welcome to the Land Down Under
Australia stands apart from the rest of the world in many ways.
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The First Australians
Europeans began settling in Australia around 230 years ago, but the first settlers of the ...
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City Life in Australia
Over 25 million people live in Australia, and 85 percent of them live near the coast. Most ...
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Australia’s Wildlife
Much of Australia’s wildlife is unique. Two unusual kinds of animals found in ...
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The Outback
Ready for a real outdoor adventure? If so, come along to the Outback, the rural heart of A ...
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Treasures of the Deep
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, stret ...
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The Pacific Islands
Thousands and thousands of islands dot the Pacific Ocean north and east of Australia. The ...
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Vocabulary Activities for Australia and the Pacific Islands
