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World Regional Geography. Oceania. Ten Geographic Qualities. 1. Land is fragmented into numerous islands and one continent 2. Lowest Population of any World Region. Ten Geographic Qualities. 3. Australia is a continent and a country 4. Australia is the most urbanized country - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ten Geographic Qualities
1. Land is fragmented into numerous islands and one continent
2. Lowest Population of any World Region
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Ten Geographic Qualities 3. Australia is a continent
and a country
4. Australia is the most urbanized country
5. New Zealand and the island countries are volcanic landforms
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Ten Geographic Qualities 6. The continent of Australia is dominated by desert hence
the low population density and high urbanization rates 7. Isolation from the rest of the world has dominated this
regions history
8. Most of the dominant cultural landscapes have been imported from Europe
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Ten Geographic Qualities 9. New Zealand is
dominated by mountains
10. Tropical Climates dominate the remaining island countries
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Relative Location of Oceania
Remotely located south of Southeast Asia, and surrounded by the Pacific Ocean
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Physical Geography of Oceania
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Physical Geography Plate Tectonics
– Collision of the Australian plate with the Eurasian, Indian and Philippine Plates have created the Indonesian archipelago
– Australia was once a part of the southern part of Pangea
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Rivers – Barossa
River Valley
– Snowy River
– Murray River
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Landforms – Ayers Rock– Olga Mountains
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Landforms – Great Bite– 12 Apostles
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Landforms – Pancake Rocks New Zealand
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Landforms – Volcanic Landforms
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Landforms – Great Diving Range– Blue Mts.
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Landforms – Nullabor Plain
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Landforms – Southern Alps of New Zealand
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Climates– Tropical
Rainforest Climate dominates South Pacific Islands & northern Australia
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Climates– Tropical Savanna
Climate dominates drier areas south of the tropical rainforest regions
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Climates
– Desert Climate Dominates the Australian interior
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Climates– Steppe
Climates surround the interior desert regions
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Climates found in New Zealand and the coasts of Australia
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Physical Geography of Oceania
Climates– Higher
Elevations Great Dividing Range
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Cultural Geography of Oceania
Population– Very low population
numbers 30 million in region
– No significantly large concentrations
– concentrations on coasts & rivers and in cities
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Oceania Population Characteristics
– Birth rates 18/1000– Death rates 7/1000– Natural Increase 1.1 %– Infant Mortality 28/1000– Doubling Time 63yrs– Pop <15 27%– Pop > 65 10%
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Cultural Geography of Oceania Languages
– Indo European dominates the region
– Aborigine languages dominate interior of the Australia continent, Papua New Guinea and smaller islands
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Cultural Geography of Oceania Religion
– Protestant Christianity Dominates the region
– Aboriginal animistic religions dominate remote areas
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Cultural Geography of Oceania Religion
– Religious landscapes
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Cultural Geography of Oceania
Commercial Agriculture– World’s largest sheep ranches are in Australia– There are 20 sheep for every person in New
Zealand
– Commercial Ranching– Commercial Diarying
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Economy– resource rich– manufacturing of
textiles – skilled & educated
labor force
Cultural Geography of Oceania
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Cultural Geography of Oceania
Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), services (tertiary) and information industries (quaternary)
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Cities as Economic Centers
– Australia Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Adlaide
– New Zealand Auckland Wellington Christchurch
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