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OCEANIA Culture Notes

OCEANIA Culture Notes. Type of travel in Oceania. CLIP. # of people.. Speed… Grouping Wealth or gender. Outrigger - small/short trips Voyaging -Double Hulled, Heavy weight, long trips. Navigation. Pacific Islanders used +++ methods to navigate Stars Stick Charts Seaweed.

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OCEANIA Culture Notes

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  1. OCEANIA Culture Notes

  2. Type of travel in Oceania CLIP • # of people.. • Speed… • Grouping • Wealth or gender • Outrigger- small/short trips • Voyaging-Double Hulled, Heavy weight, long trips

  3. Navigation • Pacific Islanders used +++ methods to navigate • Stars • Stick Charts • Seaweed

  4. Population Origins (Natives) • Aborigines- Aus. (Latin for “from the beginning”) • Maori-New Zealand’s earliest inhabitants

  5. Maori • Check this out!

  6. Population Distribution • +++: mild climate regions (East) • ---: Antarctica (obviously), Australian deserts (MAINLY FLAT INTERIOR) • +++ country: Australia (18.7 million) • Primate cities: Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth (Australia)

  7. Cultures and Lifestyles • Blend • Europeans (1900’s-mix) • Language, Religion, & Customs • Rabbits (introduced) created --- impact on region • Multiplied rapidly (no enemies) • Ruined sheep pastures • Fences, traps, foxes, free hunting licenses, poison or disease, didn’t reduce population

  8. Bikini Atoll • Atoll- is a ring of small coral islands • Bikini Atoll (Radio Bikini) • US Govt. tested atomic/nuclear weapons (+60 tests) • Removed islanders from Bikini to Kili

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