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MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES THE LARGEST TOTAL AREA OF ALL GEOGRAPHIC REALMS THE LARGEST TOTAL AREA OF ALL GEOGRAPHIC REALMS THE SMALLEST LAND AREA OF ANY OF THE REALMS THE SMALLEST LAND AREA OF ANY OF THE REALMS A HIGHLY FRAGMENTED REALM A HIGHLY FRAGMENTED REALM COMPRISED OF HIGH-ISLAND AND LOW-ISLAND CULTURES COMPRISED OF HIGH-ISLAND AND LOW-ISLAND CULTURES A REALM IN POLITICO- GEOGRAPHICAL TRANSITION A REALM IN POLITICO- GEOGRAPHICAL TRANSITION

REGIONAL CHARACTER TOTAL LAND AREA IS ABOUT 376,000 SQUARE MILES (TEXAS + NEW MEXICO) TOTAL LAND AREA IS ABOUT 376,000 SQUARE MILES (TEXAS + NEW MEXICO) COLONIZED BY THE FRENCH, BRITISH, AND THE US COLONIZED BY THE FRENCH, BRITISH, AND THE US TOTAL POPULATION IS ABOUT 11 MILLION TOTAL POPULATION IS ABOUT 11 MILLION TOURISM IS THE ECONOMIC MAINSTAY; SOME MINERALS, FISHING TOURISM IS THE ECONOMIC MAINSTAY; SOME MINERALS, FISHING POLITICAL ORGANIZATION POLITICAL ORGANIZATION INDEPENDENT STATES, COLONIES, DEPENDENCIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITSINDEPENDENT STATES, COLONIES, DEPENDENCIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

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MARINE GEOGRAPHY A SUB-FIELD OF GEOGRAPHY CONCERNED WITH THE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE SEAS, ITS RESOURCES AND MARITIME BOUNDARIES A SUB-FIELD OF GEOGRAPHY CONCERNED WITH THE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE SEAS, ITS RESOURCES AND MARITIME BOUNDARIES KEY TERMS KEY TERMS TERRITORIAL SEA (12 MILE LIMIT)TERRITORIAL SEA (12 MILE LIMIT) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (200 MILES)EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (200 MILES) HIGH SEASHIGH SEAS MEDIAN LINE BOUNDARIESMEDIAN LINE BOUNDARIES CONTINENTAL SHELF (DOWN TO 600 FEET AND OUT TO 200 MILES)CONTINENTAL SHELF (DOWN TO 600 FEET AND OUT TO 200 MILES)

WORLD MARITIME CLAIMS

SUVA, FIJI

REGIONS MELANESIA- (MELAS MEANS BLACK) MELANESIA- (MELAS MEANS BLACK) WEST IRIAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, VANATU, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJIWEST IRIAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, VANATU, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI MICRONESIA- (MICRO MEANS SMALL) MICRONESIA- (MICRO MEANS SMALL) PALAU, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, NAURU, WESTERN KIRIBATI, GUAMPALAU, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, NAURU, WESTERN KIRIBATI, GUAM POLYNESIA- (POLY MEANS MANY) POLYNESIA- (POLY MEANS MANY) KIRIBATI, COOK ISLANDS, FRENCH HAWAII, SAMOA, AMERICAN SAMOA, TUVALU, TONGA, EASTERN POLYNESIAKIRIBATI, COOK ISLANDS, FRENCH HAWAII, SAMOA, AMERICAN SAMOA, TUVALU, TONGA, EASTERN POLYNESIA

MELANESIA

NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA

MICRONESIA

POLYNESIA

BORA

PORT OF PAPEETE, TAHITI

HIGH-ISLAND VS LOW-ISLAND DICHOTOMY HIGH-ISLANDS HIGH-ISLANDS VOLCANICVOLCANIC HIGH ELEVATIONS/RUGGED RELIEFHIGH ELEVATIONS/RUGGED RELIEF WELL-WATEREDWELL-WATERED GOOD SOILSGOOD SOILS AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITYAGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY TEND TO HAVE LARGER POPULATIONSTEND TO HAVE LARGER POPULATIONS

HIGH-ISLAND VS LOW-ISLAND DICHOTOMY LOW-ISLANDS LOW-ISLANDS INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF THE REALM’S ISLANDSINCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF THE REALM’S ISLANDS COMPOSED OF CORALCOMPOSED OF CORAL LOW ELEVATION/RELIEFLOW ELEVATION/RELIEF DROUGHT IS COMMONDROUGHT IS COMMON FISHING AND COCONUT PALM ARE MAINSTAYSFISHING AND COCONUT PALM ARE MAINSTAYS

ANTARCTICA THE ICE-COVERED CONTINENT THE ICE-COVERED CONTINENT 5.5 MILLION SQUARE MILES 5.5 MILLION SQUARE MILES MCMURDO STATION MCMURDO STATION ROSS ICE SHELF ROSS ICE SHELF ANTARCTICA - A REALM? ANTARCTICA - A REALM? MULTIPLE CLAIMS MULTIPLE CLAIMS THE ANTARCTIC TREATY THE ANTARCTIC TREATY

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