| A | B |
| coral reef | structure at or near the water's surface formed by the skeletons of small sea animals |
| outback | inland regions of Australia |
| station | cattle or sheep ranch in Australia |
| marsupial | mammal that carries its young in a pouch |
| boomerang | Australian weapon that is flat, bent, and made of wood that either strikes a target or curves and sails back to the person who threw it |
| bush | rural areas of Australia |
| geyser | spring of water heated by molten rock inside the earth so that, from time to time, it shoots hot water into the air |
| manuka | small shrub of New Zealand |
| fjord | steep-sided valley cut into the mountains by the action of glaciers |
| geothermal energy | electricity produced by natural underground sources of steam |
| hydroelectric power | electricity generated by flowing water |