1. AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA

2. AUSTRALIA Because of its temperate climate and adequate precipitation, most of Australia’s population lives in the Western half of the continent The dry area to the west is called the OUTBACK Outback info:http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/pag e/au/Australian_Outbackhttp://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/pag e/au/Australian_Outback

3. CAPITAL Sydney, Australia Began as a prisoner’s colony by Great Britain

4. EARLY PEOPLES Aborigines Native people Lived in Australia before the British colonized

5. OCEANIA These are a series of island nations in the Pacific Ocean Cool Link:http://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/e xplore-the-world/places/oceania/http://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/e xplore-the-world/places/oceania/

6. ATOLL A ring like or chainlike group of islands is called

7. OUTRIGGER CANOE A vessel with an extended float used for balance

8. DIFFERENT TYPES OF ISLANDS Micronesia-region of Oceania has a name that means “tiny islands” Melanesia-region of Oceania has a name that means “black islands” the name Polynesia means- “many islands” Video Overview of the islands ofhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul 4io_C-T1Y Oceaniahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul 4io_C-T1Y

9. ECONOMY This economy is based on farming for one’s own food- called “Sustenance farming” Two prominent crops of the people of Oceania are Taro and Copra Here’s a link to the health benefits of TAROhttp://www.fitday.com/fitness- articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the- nutrition-of-taro.htmlhttp://www.fitday.com/fitness- articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/the- nutrition-of-taro.html