2. UNIT 10 OVERVIEW The Pacific World CHAPTERS 31-32; Pages 700-747

3. The Unit 10 region consists of Australia,New Zealand, Papua New Guineaand many islands.

4. Another view of the Unit 10 region

5. Religion: The #1 religion in this region is Christianity With tribal religions on some of the islands.

6. Geographic features of the region: Ayer’s Rock (Uluru)

7. Geographic features of the region: Mariana Trench The Mariana Trench is 11,033 meters (36,201 feet), (6033.5) fathoms deep. The pressure at the deepest part of the Mariana Trench is over 8 tons per square inch. The Mariana Trench is 2,542 km (1,580 miles) long and 69 km (43 miles) wide.

8. Geographic features of the region:the Outback

9. Geographic features of the region:Great Barrier Reef

10. Geographic features of the region:International Date Line

11. Native (indigenous) peoples of the region: Natives of Australia:Aborigines

12. Native (indigenous) peoples of the region: Natives of New Zealand: (pronounced Mauw--ree) Maori

13. A look at major regions: Australia Australia is about same size as thecontinental United States.

14. Australia is another colony (that’s why similar accent). It was used as a colony by the British Empire. A look at major regions: Australia British penalPenal means..…prison Beginning in 1788 the British Empire sent over 160,000 convicts to Australia

15. Australia is the home to unique, diverse wildlife that exist nowhere else in the world. This happened because of its isolation from the other continents. A look at major regions: Australia Australia has lots very unusual animals. About 95 % of the mammals, 70 % of the birds, 88 % of the reptiles and 94% of the frogs are found nowhere else in the world: Koala Kangaroo Wallaby

16. A look at major regions: Australia Tasmanian Devil Kookaburra Duckbill Platypus wombats emus bilby cassowary

17. A look at major regions: Australia Famous Australians: Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter) Crocodile Dundee (Paul Hogan) Mel Gibson Elle McPherson Nicole Kidman the Wiggles

18. Even though it is closely tied with Australia, it is around miles away. A look at major regions: New Zealand: 1,000

19. A look at major regions: New Zealand: Site of Hercules w/ Kevin Sorbo & Lord of the Rings movies

20. The Pacific World (which is also known as Oceania) has many A look at major regions: Pacific World Altogether there are around which means: group of islands usually connected together politically. archipelagos, The Pacific World is also the site of the movie “Castaway” with Tom Hanks. 20,000-30,000 islands in the Pacific World.

21. Know the three major island groupings: A look at major regions: Pacific World Melanesia Melanesia: Micronesia Micronesia: Polynesia Polynesia: Which is associated with “darker skinned peoples” (root words) Which means “small” islands which means “many” islands.

22. Papua New Guinea is included in the Pacific World although the other half of the island is included in Southeast Asia (it is one of the sections of Indonesia). A look at major regions: Pacific World Borneo Marisa McHenry (missionary there) Here are what the people look like in Papua New Guinea

23. The Pacific World is known for its popular islands and favorite vacation spots, some you might have heard of before: A look at major regions: Pacific World Fiji

24. The Pacific World is known for its popular islands and favorite vacation spots, some you might have heard of before: A look at major regions: Pacific World Samoa

25. The Pacific World is known for its popular islands and favorite vacation spots, some you might have heard of before: A look at major regions: Pacific World Tahiti

26. The Pacific World is also the home of Pitcairn Island. Its significance: A look at major regions: Pacific World It is the island where the mutineers of the ship “Bounty” landed in 1790. Many descendants from Pitcairn are from the islanders and these sailors.

27. The Pacific World is the area of aggression during World War II. A look at major regions: Pacific World Along with Hawaii (Pearl Harbor), which is an island chain in the Pacific, these are famous World War II Pacific battles: Japan’s Guadalcanal,Midway,Iwo Jima, Solomon Islands,Marshall Islands

28. The Pacific World is the area of where Mr. Young’s father served in during World War II. A look at major regions: Pacific World Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the site of the Japanese attack Don Young around 1943 Don Young and navy buddy around 1943