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MARSUPIAL - an Animal, such as a kangaroo that carries its young in a body pouch.

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 3, SECTION 2 MR. CRAKE 7 TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES MASON MIDDLE SCHOOL. MARSUPIAL - an Animal, such as a kangaroo that carries its young in a body pouch.

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MARSUPIAL - an Animal, such as a kangaroo that carries its young in a body pouch.

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  1. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 3, SECTION 2 MR. CRAKE 7TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES MASON MIDDLE SCHOOL • MARSUPIAL-an Animal, such as a kangaroo that carries its young in a body pouch.

  2. 2. TECTONIC PLATE-ahuge slab of rock that moves very slowly over a softer layer beneath the surface of Earth’s crust.

  3. Distribution of major geysers in the world. 3.GEYSER-a hot spring that shoots A jet of water and steam into the air .

  4. Milford Sound, New Zealand 4. FIORD-a long narrow inlet or arm of the sea bordered by steep slopes created by glaciers.

  5. 5. Where do most people in Australia live? The eastern and southern coasts.

  6. Nearly three quarters of Australians live in metropolitan cities and coastal areas. The beach is an integral part of the Australian identity. 6. How have Australia’s geography and climate affected where Australians live? Most people live along Australia’s eastern and southeastern coasts because that is where there is ample rain, a pleasant climate and fertile farmland.

  7. 7. How was New Zealand’s North Island and South Island formed? • Both Islands were formed by volcanoes when the Pacific and Indo-Australian plates collided.

  8. Auckland, New Zealand's most populous city. • 8. How are population patterns similar in Australia and New Zealand? • In both countries most of the population lives in the cities and along the coasts.

  9. 9. Why do most people in New Zealand live near the coasts? • No place in New Zealand is more than 80 miles from the sea, and several active volcanoes are located in the middle of the North Island. Ruapehu in 2007

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