1. Chapter 14: Australia and Oceania

2. 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.
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. Australia and Oceania Figure 14.1
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6. Environmental Issues - Overview
Regional environmental risks
are both natural and human-induced
Figure 14.5
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7. Environmental Issues (cont’d) Figure 14.7 - Logging
Figure 14.6 – Mining
Figure 14.8 –
Nonnative Species
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8. Physical Setting Figure 14.4
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9. Physical Landscapes—Australia
Figure – Great Barrier Reef
Figure 14.9 – The Outback
Figure – Mallee Scrub
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10. Physical Landscapes—Oceania
Figures 14.13, and 14.16
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11. Evolution of an Atoll High vs. Low Islands Figure 14.17
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12. Climate
What accounts for the transition in climates between the southeast coast of Australia and the interior?
Monsoon and Orographic Rainfall
Figure 14.11
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13. Population and Settlement
Figure 14.18
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14. Demographic Indicators
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15. Settlement Patterns —Historical
Figure 14.19
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16. Settlement Patterns—Current
Figure – Port Moresby
Figure Melbourne
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17. Sydney Figure 14.21 – The suburbs Figure 14.3 – The city
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18. “Heart of Polynesia”—Apia
Figure
Figure
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19. Agricultural Regions Figure 14.23
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20. Agricultural Landscapes
Figure Subsistence
Figure – Commercialized
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21. Cultural Diversity Complex blend of cultures resulting from
multiple migrations.
Cultural Diversity
Figures 14.27, 14.29
Figures 14.28, 14.30
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22. Linguistic Diversity Figure 14.26
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23. Geopolitical Framework
Figure 14.34
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24. Native Land Rights - Australian Aborigines - Maori: Aotearoa
Figure 14.35
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25. Economic Indicators
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26. Tourism Figure 14.37 – Tahiti Figure 14.36 – Queensland’s Gold Coast
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27. Social Development
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