Southeast Asia, Oceania Southeast Asia, Oceania and Antarctica and Antarctica

Archipelagoes Archipelagoes

Set of closely grouped islands Set of closely grouped islands

Oceania Oceania

All the collective Pacific islands All the collective Pacific islands (somewhere around 20,000) are known as (somewhere around 20,000) are known as Oceania Oceania

Unknown b/c constantly being created and Unknown b/c constantly being created and destroyeddestroyed

High islands=islands created by volcanoesHigh islands=islands created by volcanoes Low islands=islands made up of coral Low islands=islands made up of coral

reefsreefs Few natural resources and mineralsFew natural resources and minerals

Notable Islands of Oceania: New Notable Islands of Oceania: New Guinea, Fiji & the Solomon IslandsGuinea, Fiji & the Solomon Islands

Fiji

New Guinea New Guinea

Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands

New ZealandNew Zealand

North IslandNorth Island Fertile farmlands, Fertile farmlands,

forests and portsforests and ports

South IslandSouth Island 300 mile mountain 300 mile mountain

range (Southern Alps)range (Southern Alps)

Southern Alps of New ZealandSouthern Alps of New Zealand

New ZealandNew Zealand

Highlights of Australia Highlights of Australia

The Great Barrier ReefThe Great Barrier Reef Largest reefLargest reef Unique plant &Unique plant &

Animal lifeAnimal life

Illegal to take from reefIllegal to take from reef

Australian Unique AnimalsAustralian Unique Animals

Aboriginal PeoplesAboriginal Peoples

Migrated from AsiaMigrated from Asia At European At European colonization 500 colonization 500 different tribes, different tribes, 200 different lang.200 different lang. Hunter/gatherersHunter/gatherers

The Aborigines Children The Aborigines Children

Stolen GenerationStolen Generation Forced AssimilationForced Assimilation

European colonization/controlEuropean colonization/control

Late 1700’s Great Britain colonizesLate 1700’s Great Britain colonizes Penal colony & navy basePenal colony & navy base 1851 Gold rush1851 Gold rush Still part of the British commonwealth 1901Still part of the British commonwealth 1901

Nuclear Test Sites…Marshall Nuclear Test Sites…Marshall Islands and Bikini AtollIslands and Bikini Atoll

60+ nuclear tests60+ nuclear tests Dangerous levels of Dangerous levels of

radiation caused radiation caused Bikini residents to Bikini residents to leave—returned in leave—returned in 1978 only to find birth 1978 only to find birth defects, cancer, etc…defects, cancer, etc…US cleanup began in US cleanup began in 1988—still unfit for 1988—still unfit for human lifehuman life

Nuclear Testing in the 1950sNuclear Testing in the 1950s

Australian natural resourcesAustralian natural resources

MineralsMinerals Largest diamond producerLargest diamond producer Gold, copper, zinc etcGold, copper, zinc etc Outback--expensiveOutback--expensive

Farm productsFarm products Agricultural/dairy etcAgricultural/dairy etc

RanchingRanching

Australian Outback Australian Outback

Australian RanchAustralian Ranch

Anartica Anartica

Take Five…Take Five…

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