Chapter 14: Australia and Oceania

Learning Objectives Understand the complex interactions between indigenous populations and European, Asian and North American colonization. Examine the ways in which economic, political and cultural globalization influence distance in this vast region. Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Key Concepts Oceania Outback Archipelago Melanesia Polynesia Maori Micronesia Mallee Tsunami High and Low Islands Hot Spot Aborigine Viticulture Kanakas White Australia Policy Haoles Pidgin English Aotearoa Native Title Bill APEC CER Agreement Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Setting the Boundaries Vast region; dominated by the Pacific Ocean Australia, New Zealand and the island subregions of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia Shared elements of indigenous and colonial history Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Australia and Oceania Figure 14.1 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Environmental Issues - Overview Regional environmental risks are both natural and human-induced Figure 14.5 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Environmental Issues (cont’d) Figure 14.7 - Logging Figure 14.6 – Mining Figure 14.8 – Nonnative Species Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Physical Setting Figure 14.4 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Physical Landscapes—Australia Figure 14.10 – Great Barrier Reef Figure 14.9 – The Outback Figure 14.12 – Mallee Scrub Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Physical Landscapes—Oceania Figures 14.13, 14.14 and 14.16 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Evolution of an Atoll High vs. Low Islands Figure 14.17 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Climate What accounts for the transition in climates between the southeast coast of Australia and the interior? Monsoon and Orographic Rainfall Figure 14.11 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Population and Settlement Figure 14.18 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Demographic Indicators Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Settlement Patterns —Historical Figure 14.19 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Settlement Patterns—Current Figure 14.22 – Port Moresby Figure 14.20 - Melbourne Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Sydney Figure 14.21 – The suburbs Figure 14.3 – The city Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

“Heart of Polynesia”—Apia Figure 14.4.2 Figure 14.4.1 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Agricultural Regions Figure 14.23 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Agricultural Landscapes Figure 14.25 - Subsistence Figure 14.24 – Commercialized Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Cultural Diversity Complex blend of cultures resulting from multiple migrations. Cultural Diversity Figures 14.27, 14.29 Figures 14.28, 14.30 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Linguistic Diversity Figure 14.26 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Geopolitical Framework Figure 14.34 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Native Land Rights - Australian Aborigines - Maori: Aotearoa Figure 14.35 Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Economic Indicators Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Tourism Figure 14.37 – Tahiti Figure 14.36 – Queensland’s Gold Coast Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff

Social Development Diversity Amid Globalization, 3rd edition: Rowntree, Lewis, Price & Wyckoff