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World Regional Geography. Oceania. Ten Geographic Qualities. 1. Land is fragmented into numerous islands and one continent 2. Lowest Population of any World Region. Ten Geographic Qualities. 3. Australia is a continent and a country 4. Australia is the most urbanized country
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World Regional Geography Oceania
Ten Geographic Qualities • 1. Land is fragmented into numerous islands and one continent • 2. Lowest Population of any World Region
Ten Geographic Qualities • 3. Australia is a continent and a country • 4. Australia is the most urbanized country • 5. New Zealand and the island countries are volcanic landforms
Ten Geographic Qualities • 6. The continent of Australia is dominated by desert hence the low population density and high urbanization rates • 7. Isolation from the rest of the world has dominated this regions history • 8. Most of the dominant cultural landscapes have been imported from Europe
Ten Geographic Qualities • 9. New Zealand is dominated by mountains • 10. Tropical Climates dominate the remaining island countries
Relative Location of Oceania • Remotely located south of Southeast Asia, and surrounded by the Pacific Ocean
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
Physical Geography of Oceania • Rivers • Barossa River Valley • Snowy River • Murray River Snowy River
Physical Geography of Oceania • Landforms • Ayers Rock • Olga Mountains
Physical Geography of Oceania • Landforms • Great Bite • 12 Apostles
Physical Geography of Oceania • Landforms • Pancake Rocks New Zealand
Physical Geography of Oceania • Landforms • Volcanic Landforms
Physical Geography of Oceania • Landforms • Great Diving Range • Blue Mts.
Physical Geography of Oceania • Landforms • Nullabor Plain
Physical Geography of Oceania • Landforms • Southern Alps of New Zealand
Physical Geography of Oceania • Climates • Tropical Rainforest Climate dominates South Pacific Islands & northern Australia
Physical Geography of Oceania • Climates • Tropical Savanna Climate dominates drier areas south of the tropical rainforest regions
Physical Geography of Oceania • Climates • Desert Climate Dominates the Australian interior
Physical Geography of Oceania • Climates • Steppe Climates surround the interior desert regions
Physical Geography of Oceania • Climates found in New Zealand and the coasts of Australia
Physical Geography of Oceania • Climates • Higher Elevations Great Dividing Range
Cultural Geography of Oceania • Population • Very low population numbers • 30 million in region • No significantly large concentrations • concentrations on coasts & rivers and in cities
Oceania • 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%
Cultural Geography of Oceania • Languages • Indo European dominates the region • Aborigine languages dominate interior of the Australia continent, Papua New Guinea and smaller islands
Cultural Geography of Oceania • Religion • Protestant Christianity Dominates the region • Aboriginal animistic religions dominate remote areas
Cultural Geography of Oceania • Religion • Religious landscapes
Cultural Geography of Oceania • Commercial Agriculture • World’s largest sheep ranches are in Australia • There are 20 sheep for every person in New Zealand • Commercial Ranching • Commercial Diarying
Cultural Geography of Oceania • Economy • resource rich • manufacturing of textiles • skilled & educated labor force
Cultural Geography of Oceania • Cities are centers for manufacturing (secondary), services (tertiary) and information industries (quaternary)
Australia Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Adlaide New Zealand Auckland Wellington Christchurch Cities as Economic Centers
