Geography GEO 1310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Brown Tree Snake, Great Dividing Range, Coral Bleaching
16 May 2018
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Australia and Oceania
• Oceania
• Polynesia
• Melanesia
• Micronesia
Australia’s Regions
• Western Plateau
• Interior Lowlands
• Great Dividing Range
New Zealand
• Volcanic origins
• Geothermal features
• Mountains and fjords
Island Landforms
• The Pacific Ring of Fire
• High Islands
• Low Islands
• Atolls – coral island surrounded by sand
Unique Plants and Animals
• Separation and Isolation
• Marsupials - carry their young in a pouch
Environmental Issues
• Rising sea levels
• Brown tree snake in Guam
• Deforestation
• Overgrazing of cattle
• Great Barrier Reef is dying
• Nuclear weapons test in the South Pacific at Bikini Islands
• Global mining operations
• Melting glaciers in New Zealand
• Coral bleaching
Contemporary Population Patterns
• Australia
1. Highly urbanized
2. Aboriginal populations – 3% of pop.
• New Zealand
1. Populous North Island
Historical Geography
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Document Summary
Australia and oceania: oceania, polynesia, melanesia, micronesia. Australia"s regions: western plateau, great dividing range. New zealand: volcanic origins, geothermal features, mountains and fjords. Island landforms: the pacific ring of fire, high islands, low islands, atolls coral island surrounded by sand. Unique plants and animals: separation and isolation, marsupials - carry their young in a pouch. Contemporary population patterns: australia, highly urbanized, aboriginal populations 3% of pop, new zealand, populous north island. Historical geography: arrived 60,000 years ago, settled through indonesia. Settlement landscapes: mixture of local and global influences, urban transformation, affluent westernized landscapes, large gap between rich and poor. Rural landscapes: sheep and cattle ranching, varied croplands vineyards. Rural oceania: high islands diverse agricultural opportunities, low islands mostly fishing, subsistence agriculture in new guinea, commercial plantations. Cultural coherence and diversity: pacific world cultures transformed by global interaction, native populations forced to resist or adjust to global influences, region"s cultural geography is changed.
