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Oceania

Oceania. Oceania. Oceania. Oceania (sometimes Oceanica ) is a geographical, and often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity t he term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Dumont d'Urville. Information.

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Oceania

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  1. Oceania

  2. Oceania

  3. Oceania • Oceania (sometimes Oceanica) is a geographical, and often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity • the term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Dumont d'Urville.

  4. Information • Area: 7.7 million km • Population: 18 088 000 • Population density: 2ob/Km The highest point is Mt.Kosciusko (2.230 m).

  5. Oceania =3 groups • Melanesia = black island • Micronesia = small islands • Polynesia = multiple islands

  6. Type of islands • volcanic islands • coral attols

  7. Climate Low islands are at the mercy of the winds, which can bring enough rain to create lush forests on some islands while leaving others dry wastelands.

  8. Countries and Populations

  9. Population-curiosities • The original inhabitants of Oceania are of different skin color • Melannesian = dark brown • Mikronesanians and Polynesians = light brown colour • New Zealand the original inhabitans = Maori • Immigrants in Oceania = the Indians and Chinese

  10. Economy • New Zealand = modern agriculture - raising of sheep, cattle and fruit (kiwi) • great prospects for the growing tourism

  11. Animals Tasmanian devil New zeland - Sheep Fidži – Parrot Whiskered Blackbad Indonesia - Orangutang Sumatran New Guinea - Echidna Vanuatu - Bat

  12. Kiwi Kiwi live on New Zeland.

  13. Trees Kiwi Pineapple tree Banana tree Kahikatea Tree Cooffe - tree Lemon tree

  14. Melanesia • dense vegetation • largest island is Papua New Guinea • numerous fights between different tribes, the incidence of cannibalism (disease Kuru=Crautzfeld - Jacob disease - due to consumption of raw brain of enemies killed ) • crops: coconuts, bananas

  15. Solomon Islands • coconut palms New Caledonia • French independent territory • large mineral resources (nickel)

  16. Mikronesia • most islands are raised corals • The Republic of Kiribati, Palau, Nauru - states threatened by rising sea levels

  17. Polynesia • Western Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia (Tahiti) , Easter Island, Hawaii • Mururoa Atoll - in the past the French nuclear weapons testing

  18. The End RUTH and DIANA • www.wikipedia.cz www.harlab.com www.seminarky.cz

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