1. Southeast Asia, Oceania, Antarctica

2. Subregions Southeast Asia Islands of Oceania Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica

3. Southeast Asia Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam Khmer Empire to colonialism to independence Economy:  Agriculture (rice), timber  Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)  Industry (textiles, electronic products, petroleum, natural gas) Culture:  Religious diversity (Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam, Hinduism)  Religion influences architecture and sculptures  Famous for performing arts and literature

4. Southeast Asia

5. Oceania Some 20,000 islands throughout the Pacific Ocean Exact number is not known Number changes due to erosion, creation of new islands - Low islands formed by coral reefs - High islands formed by volcanoes Colonialism from the British brought disease, many islanders died in the 1800s. Small islands, not many resources, hard to develop industry Economy: Subsistence farming, tourism

6. Oceania

7. Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica Australia Smallest continent on Earth Aboriginal people migrated from Asia 40,000 years ago. 500 different groups, 200 different languages Colonized by British as a place to send prisoners, establish naval bases in the 1700s Major exporter of farm products, mining, largest exporter of wool in the world New Zealand  Original people – Maori  Economy based on agriculture, ranching Antarctica  Icy tundra climate makes vegetation scarce and industry hard to develop.

8. Australia

9. New Zealand

10. Antarctica