Batholith: A volcanic formation caused by magma solidifying before reaching the surface.
Catchment: An area drained by a river.
Dreamtime: When the environment and all living things were created in the Aboriginal belief system.
Epicormic: A shoot from a dormant bud.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ): The area 200 nautical miles from the coastline over which a county has control of the resources.
Geomorphologist: A geographer who studies the formation of land.
Hemisphere: Half of the Earth.
Isobar: Lines on a synoptic chart that join places of equal air pressure.
Latitude: The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees.
Lignotubers: Starchy swellings that contain dormant buds.
Longitude: The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian measured in degrees.
Lunette: A crescent-shaped dune composed of sand and clay sediments.
Mallee: A vegetation community found in Australia’s semi-arid zone.
Metamorphic: A type of rock which has changed due to heat, pressure or both.
Sclerophyll: A plant with thick, leathery leaves.
Sedimentary: A type of rock formed by sediments.
Tectonic Forces: Movements which course deformation of the Earth’s crust.
Watershed: The diving line between catchments.
Xerophyte: A type of plant adapted to draught.
1.2
Population Density: The size of a population.
1.4
Continental Drift: The way continents move.
Convection Currents: Currents which cause continental drift.
Glaciation: To cover with ice or glaciers.
1.5
Central Lowlands: The area of Australia which is the lowest in land height.
Eastern Highlands: The area of Australia which is the 2nd highest in land height.
Western Plateau: The area of Australia which is the highest in land height.
1.6
El Nino: When the circulation reverses and South America receives rain while Australia stays dry.
La Nina: When rains come to Australia and South America receives drought.
Eucalypts: Tall trees belonging to the genus Eucalypts.
1.7
Biodiversity: Diversity within all organisms.
Fauna: The animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
Flora: The plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
1.8
Crescent-Shaped Dunes: A giant hole of sand shaped in a crescent shape.
Diprotodont: Any marsupial of the group or suborder having fewer than three upper incisor teeth on each side of the jaw.
Mega Fauna: Land animals of a given area that can be seen with the unaided eye.
Thylacine: A wolf like marsupial of Tasmania, tan-coloured with black stripes across the back. Probably extinct.
Catchment: An area drained by a river.
Dreamtime: When the environment and all living things were created in the Aboriginal belief system.
Epicormic: A shoot from a dormant bud.
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ): The area 200 nautical miles from the coastline over which a county has control of the resources.
Geomorphologist: A geographer who studies the formation of land.
Hemisphere: Half of the Earth.
Isobar: Lines on a synoptic chart that join places of equal air pressure.
Latitude: The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees.
Lignotubers: Starchy swellings that contain dormant buds.
Longitude: The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian measured in degrees.
Lunette: A crescent-shaped dune composed of sand and clay sediments.
Mallee: A vegetation community found in Australia’s semi-arid zone.
Metamorphic: A type of rock which has changed due to heat, pressure or both.
Sclerophyll: A plant with thick, leathery leaves.
Sedimentary: A type of rock formed by sediments.
Tectonic Forces: Movements which course deformation of the Earth’s crust.
Watershed: The diving line between catchments.
Xerophyte: A type of plant adapted to draught.
1.2
Population Density: The size of a population.
1.4
Continental Drift: The way continents move.
Convection Currents: Currents which cause continental drift.
Glaciation: To cover with ice or glaciers.
1.5
Central Lowlands: The area of Australia which is the lowest in land height.
Eastern Highlands: The area of Australia which is the 2nd highest in land height.
Western Plateau: The area of Australia which is the highest in land height.
1.6
El Nino: When the circulation reverses and South America receives rain while Australia stays dry.
La Nina: When rains come to Australia and South America receives drought.
Eucalypts: Tall trees belonging to the genus Eucalypts.
1.7
Biodiversity: Diversity within all organisms.
Fauna: The animals of a given region or period considered as a whole.
Flora: The plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole.
1.8
Crescent-Shaped Dunes: A giant hole of sand shaped in a crescent shape.
Diprotodont: Any marsupial of the group or suborder having fewer than three upper incisor teeth on each side of the jaw.
Mega Fauna: Land animals of a given area that can be seen with the unaided eye.
Thylacine: A wolf like marsupial of Tasmania, tan-coloured with black stripes across the back. Probably extinct.
1.9
Ephemerals: Lasting a very short time.
Transpiration: The passage of water through a plant from the roots through the vascular system to the atmosphere.
1.10
Acidification: To make or become acid.
Aquaculture: The cultivation of aquatic animals and plants in natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments; underwater agriculture.
Non-Renewable: A substance which once used will never return.
Salinity: The amount of salt in the earth.
Silviculture: The cultivation of forest trees.
Sustainable: An equal balance.
World Heritage: A precious site being natural or man made.
Salinity: The amount of salt in the earth.
Silviculture: The cultivation of forest trees.
Sustainable: An equal balance.
World Heritage: A precious site being natural or man made.
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