Suggests a a recent and rapid expansion of Polynesian ancestors from Asia/Taiwan via coastal and island Melanesia, in the settling of the Pacific.
An area of volcanic activity. Not caused by plate tectonics but by plumes from the mantle.
Currency from another country.
The amount of greenhouse gases produced for any given person, entity or practice.
A highly infectious and fatal disease that affects rabbits. Introduced into Australia in 1959 to control the rapidly growing rabbit population.
A seasonal wind in South East Asia that blows from land to sea in October to May (dry monsoon ) and from sea to land on May to September bringing rain (wet monsoon).
An area where waters drains from and flows into a river or a number of tributaries.
The theory that the settling of Polynesia started around 8000 BCE.
In general refers to any society dominated by settlers from elsewhere. More specifically refers to societies such as the Australia, Canada, and US that were populated by settlers form Europe.
The development of Aboriginal art from the 1970s onwards in the western desert of Australia.
The systemic variation in sea temperature in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of South America, typically in late December, that has an impact on the weather of the region and across other regions of the world.
A city that is the largest in the country and is the center of economic and political life.
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