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Ten Geographic Qualities F 1. Land is fragmented into numerous islands and one continent F 2. Lowest Population of any World Region
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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
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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
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Ten Geographic Qualities F 9. New Zealand is dominated by mountains F 10. Tropical Climates dominate the remaining island countries
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Relative Location of Oceania F 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 F Rivers –Barossa River Valley –Snowy River –Murray River
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Ayers Rock –Olga Mountains
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Great Bite –12 Apostles
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Pancake Rocks New Zealand
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Volcanic Landforms
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Great Diving Range –Blue Mts.
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Nullabor Plain
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Landforms –Southern Alps of New Zealand
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates –Tropical Rainforest Climate dominates South Pacific Islands & northern Australia
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates –Tropical Savanna Climate dominates drier areas south of the tropical rainforest regions
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates –Desert Climate Dominates the Australian interior
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates –Steppe Climates surround the interior desert regions
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates found in New Zealand and the coasts of Australia
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Physical Geography of Oceania F Climates –Higher Elevations Great Dividing Range
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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
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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%
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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
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Cultural Geography of Oceania F Religion –Protestant Christianity Dominates the region –Aboriginal animistic religions dominate remote areas
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Cultural Geography of Oceania F Religion – Religious landscapes
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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
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F Economy –resource rich –manufacturing of textiles –skilled & educated labor force Cultural Geography of Oceania
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F Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), services (tertiary) and information industries (quaternary)
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Cities as Economic Centers –Australia u Sydney u Melbourne u Brisbane u Perth u Adlaide –New Zealand u Auckland u Wellington u Christchurch
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