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HISTORY EXAMS CH 28
HISTORY CH 28
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8th Grade
05/15/2012

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UNICEF
Definition
UNITED NATIONS CHILDRENS FUND
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GLOBAL ECONOMY
Definition
NATIONS BECAME DEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER FOR GOODS & SERVICES
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THE JAKOTA TRIANGLE
Definition
JAPAN, KOREA & TAIWAN
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SWEAT SHOP
Definition
A WORKPLACE WHERE PEOPLE WORK LONG HOURS FOR LITLLE PAY UNDER POOR CONDITIONS
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RECESSION
Definition
AN EXTENDED DECLINE IN GENERAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY
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SAMAURI
Definition
PROFESSIONAL JAPANESE SOLDIERS
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SHOGUN
Definition
THE GENERAL OF THE JAPAN EMPORER'S ARMY
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RING OF FIRE
Definition
VOLCANOES THAT LINE THE PACIFIC RIM
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SUBDUCTION
Definition
THE PROCESS WHEN THE OCEANIC PLATES SLIDE UNDER THE CONTINENTAL PLATE
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TSUNAMI
Definition
A HUGH WAVE THAT HAPPENS AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE
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OUTRIGGER CANOE
Definition
SHIP USED IN LAGOONS OF PACIFIC
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VOYAGING CANOE
Definition
SHIP THAT HAS DOUBLE HULLS
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DESTROYED CROPS - WIPED OUT VEGETABLES
Definition
WHAT PROBLEM DID RABBITS CAUSE?
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BIKINI ATOLL
Definition
US TESTED US WEAPONS HERE
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ATOLL
Definition
CHAIN OF ISLANDS BY CORAL REEF
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VIETNAM WAR
Definition
1950-1970S, ALL OF VIETNAM BECAME COMMUNIST
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AUSTRALIA
Definition
SMALLEST & FLATTEST CONTINEMT
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OCEANIA
Definition
THE GROUP OF ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC
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OUTBACK
Definition
THE DRY UNPOPULATED REGION OF AUSTRALIA
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MICRONESIA
Definition
TINY ISLANDS
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MELANESIA
Definition
BLACK ISLANDS
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POLYNESIA
Definition
MANY ISLANDS
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SUBSISTENCE ACTIVITIES
Definition
ACTIVITES IN WHICH A FAMILY PRODUCES ONLY THE FOOD CLOTHING & SHELTER THEY THEMSELVES NEED
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COPRA
Definition
THE DRIED MEAT OF COCONUT
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TARO
Definition
A PLANT WITH A STARCHY ROOT
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ABOROGINIES
Definition
MIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA FROM ASIA
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MAORI
Definition
FIRST PEOPLE TO SETTLE NEW ZEALAND
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PENAL COLONY
Definition
A COLONY THAT WAS CREATED TO SEND PRISONERS
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TERRA NULLIUS
Definition
"EMPTY LAND"
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LAND ACT OF 1976
Definition
GAVE ABORIGINI PEOPLE THE RIGHT TO CLAIM LAND IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
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PASTORAL LEASE
Definition
RENTING LAND FROM THE GOVERNMENT
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ASSIMILATION
Definition
WHEN A MINORITY GROUP GIVES UP THEIR CULTURE & ADOPTS THE MAJORITY GROUP CULTURE
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PUSH FACTOR
Definition
FACTORS THAT PUSH PEOPLE AWAY FROM A LAND
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PULL FACTOR
Definition
FACTORS THAT PULL OR ATTRACT PEOPLE TO A CERTAIN AREA OR CITY
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MICRONESIA, MELANESIA, POLYNESIA
Definition
WHAT ARE THE THREE REGIONS OF OCEANIA?
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