Ten Geographic Qualities F 1. Land is fragmented into numerous islands and one continent F 2. Lowest Population of any World Region

Ten Geographic Qualities F 3. Australia is a continent and a country F 4. Australia is the most urbanized country F 5. New Zealand and the island countries are volcanic landforms

Ten Geographic Qualities F 6. The continent of Australia is dominated by desert hence the low population density and high urbanization rates F F 7. Isolation from the rest of the world has dominated this regions history F 8. Most of the dominant cultural landscapes have been imported from Europe

Ten Geographic Qualities F 9. New Zealand is dominated by mountains F 10. Tropical Climates dominate the remaining island countries

Relative Location of Oceania F Remotely located south of Southeast Asia, and surrounded by the Pacific Ocean

Physical Geography of Oceania

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

Physical Geography of Oceania F Rivers –Barossa River Valley –Snowy River –Murray River

Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Ayers Rock –Olga Mountains

Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Great Bite –12 Apostles

Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Pancake Rocks New Zealand

Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Volcanic Landforms

Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Great Diving Range –Blue Mts.

Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Nullabor Plain

Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Southern Alps of New Zealand

Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates –Tropical Rainforest Climate dominates South Pacific Islands & northern Australia

Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates –Tropical Savanna Climate dominates drier areas south of the tropical rainforest regions

Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates –Desert Climate Dominates the Australian interior

Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates –Steppe Climates surround the interior desert regions

Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates found in New Zealand and the coasts of Australia

Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates –Higher Elevations Great Dividing Range

Cultural Geography of Oceania F Population –Very low population numbers u 30 million in region –No significantly large concentrations –concentrations on coasts & rivers and in cities

Oceania F 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%

Cultural Geography of Oceania F Languages –Indo European dominates the region –Aborigine languages dominate interior of the Australia continent, Papua New Guinea and smaller islands

Cultural Geography of Oceania F Religion –Protestant Christianity Dominates the region –Aboriginal animistic religions dominate remote areas

Cultural Geography of Oceania F Religion – Religious landscapes

Cultural Geography of Oceania F Commercial Agriculture –World’s largest sheep ranches are in Australia –There are 20 sheep for every person in New Zealand –Commercial Ranching –Commercial Diarying

F Economy –resource rich –manufacturing of textiles –skilled & educated labor force Cultural Geography of Oceania

F Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), services (tertiary) and information industries (quaternary)

Cities as Economic Centers –Australia u Sydney u Melbourne u Brisbane u Perth u Adlaide –New Zealand u Auckland u Wellington u Christchurch