11.6 Chapter Key Terms

Aborigines

atoll

endemic

Gondwana

Great Barrier Reef

hot spots

invasive species

Maori

marsupials

Melanesia

Melanesians

Micronesia

MIRAB economy

monotremes

Pacific Way

pidgin

Polynesia

Roaring Forties

subsistence affluence

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Epilogue: Photo Essay: Antarctica

Despite its remote location and few human inhabitants, Antarctica is undergoing environmental change at an accelerating pace as temperatures rise and surrounding fisheries are exploited.

FIGURE Epilogue:Antarctica Epilogue-A Courtesy Paul Nicklen/National Geographic/Getty Images, Epilogue-B Courtesy Paul Sutherland/National Geographic/Getty Images, Epilogue-C Courtesy Paul Nicklen/National Geographic/Getty Images, Epilogue-D Courtesy Hulton Archive/Getty Images