Trace on a map the prehistoric peopling of the Pacific
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Maybe as early as 60,000 years ago, descendants of Aborigines migrated into New Guinea and
Australia; then approximately 3,500 years ago, Austronesian-speaking peoples from Southeast
Asia traveled by long-boat to the islands of the Pacific. Initially those islands forming Melanesia
were settled, and followed by Micronesia and lastly, Polynesia, with Hawaii and New Zealand be
most recent.
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Which connections with the rest of the world will prove most important for Central Asia in the near future—those based on cultural features, economic ties, or geopolitical connections?
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Primary producers within rain forests rely on solar energy to produce a vast amount of biomass through photosynthesis.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The former country of Yugoslavia splint into several independent states: Slovakia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
a. Serbia. b. Macedonia. c. Kosovo. d. all of these countries were once part of Yugoslavia. e. Montenegro.
Broadly defined, the biosphere
A) only includes the biotic components of an ecosystem, with the abiotic components being considered part of the lithosphere, hydrosphere, or atmosphere, respectively. B) extends from the ocean floor to an altitude of approximately 8 km (5 mi) into the atmosphere. C) is more a theoretical construct than an observable sphere of study. D) consists of only terrestrial organisms, while the hydrosphere includes aquatic and marine organisms. E) encompasses both the lithosphere and the hydrosphere, but not the atmosphere.