Map of Oceania.Map of Oceania Oceania, another region, includes Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , and many small island countries and territories in the South Pacific. Australia is the world's smallest continent, with a land area of about 3 million square miles. For #1-4, locate and identify the countries at the coordinates given, and name their capitals: 1. 30[degrees]S, 130[degrees]E:--* 2. 19[degrees]S, 169[degrees]E:--* 3.40[degrees]S, 175[degrees]E:--* 4.9[degrees]S, 160[degrees]E:--* 5. What is the southernmost city of Australia shown?-- 6. Name all the deserts shown in Australia:-- 7. Name the world's largest undersea coral reef coral reef Ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas from the external skeletons of corals. The skeleton consists of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), or limestone. A coral reef may grow into a permanent coral island, or it may take one of four principal forms. , found along Australia's northeastern coast:-- 8. Which two oceans border Australia?-- 9. Which of these South American cities is closest to the same latitude as Darwin, Australia: Brasilia, Brazil; La Paz La Paz, city, Bolivia La Paz (lä päs), city (1992 pop. 713,378), W Bolivia, administrative capital (since 1898) and largest city of Bolivia. The legal capital is Sucre. , Bolivia; or Lima, Peru?-- 10. Calculate the distance (to the nearest 100 miles) between Port-Vila, Vanuatu, and Canberra, Australia:-- Where you see an asterisk (*), write the name of the country and/or geographical feature on the outline map. Answers Map of Oceania 1. Australia, Canberra 2. Vanuatu, Port-Vila 3. New Zealand, Wellington 4. Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, independent Commonwealth nation (2005 est. pop. 538,000), c.15,500 sq mi (40,150 sq km), SW Pacific, E of New Guinea. The islands that constitute the nation of the Solomon Islands—Guadalcanal, Malaita, New Georgia, the Santa Cruz Islands, , Honiara 5. Melbourne 6. Great Sandy Desert Great Sandy Desert Wasteland, northern Western Australia. It extends from Eighty Mile Beach on the Indian Ocean eastward into the Northern Territory and from the Kimberley Downs south to the Tropic of Capricorn and the Gibson Desert. , Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert 7. Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef, largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. 8. Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean 9. Lima (12[degrees]S) 10. 1,600 miles [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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