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OceaniaOceania

Oceania

Oceania (sometimes Oceanica) is a geographical, and often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity the term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Dumont d'Urville.

Information Area: 7.7 million km Population: Population density: 2ob/Km The highest point is Mt.Kosciusko (2.230 m).

Oceania =3 groups Melanesia = black island Micronesia = small islands Polynesia = multiple islands

Type of islands volcanic islands coral attols

Climate Low islands are at the mercy of the winds, which can bring enough rain to create lush forests on some islands while leaving others dry wastelands.

Countries and Populations CountryPopulationCountryPopulation Australia21,129,222 Tonga100 Papua New Guinea6,331,000 Kiribati95 New Zealand4,271,600 Northern Mariana Islands (United States)84 Fiji839 American Samoa (United States)67 Solomon Islands496 Marshall Islands59 French Polynesia (France)259,596 Palau20 New Caledonia (France)240,39 Cook Islands (New Zealand)19 Vanuatu226 Wallis and Futuna (France)15 Samoa187 Tuvalu11 Guam (United States)173 Nauru10 Federated States of Micronesia111 Norfolk Island (Australia)2,114 Tonga100 Niue (New Zealand)1,6 Kiribati95 Tokelau (New Zealand)1,4 Northern Mariana Islands (United States)84 Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom)50

Population-curiosities The original inhabitants of Oceania are of different skin color Melannesian = dark brown Mikronesanians and Polynesians = light brown colour New Zealand the original inhabitans = Maori Immigrants in Oceania = the Indians and Chinese

Economy New Zealand = modern agriculture - raising of sheep, cattle and fruit (kiwi) great prospects for the growing tourism

Animals New zeland - Sheep Tasmanian devil Fidži – Parrot Indonesia - Orangutang Sumatran New Guinea - Echidna Vanuatu - Bat Whiskered Blackbad

Kiwi Kiwi live on New Zeland.

Trees Kiwi Kahikatea Tree Co o ffe - tree Banana tree Lemon tree Pineapple tree

Melanesia dense vegetation largest island is Papua New Guinea –numerous fights between different tribes, the incidence of cannibalism (disease Kuru=Crautzfeld - Jacob disease - due to consumption of raw brain of enemies killed ) –crops: coconuts, bananas

Solomon Islands coconut palms New Caledonia French independent territory large mineral resources (nickel)

Mikronesia most islands are raised corals The Republic of Kiribati, Palau, Nauru - states threatened by rising sea levels

Polynesia Western Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia (Tahiti), Easter Island, Hawaii Mururoa Atoll - in the past the French nuclear weapons testing

The End RUTH and DIANA