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THE AUSTRAL REALM (FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA)

THE AUSTRAL REALM (FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA). (CHAPTER 11: 533-547). MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES. TERRITORIAL DIMENSION RELATIVE LOCATION AND ISOLATION PERIPHERAL DEVELOPMENT HIGHLY CLUSTERED URBAN POPULATIONS CHANGING HUMAN GEOGRAPHY VIA IMMIGRATION AND ACTIVISM EXPORTERS OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS.

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THE AUSTRAL REALM (FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA)

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  1. THE AUSTRAL REALM(FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA) (CHAPTER 11: 533-547)

  2. MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES • TERRITORIAL DIMENSION • RELATIVE LOCATION AND ISOLATION • PERIPHERAL DEVELOPMENT • HIGHLY CLUSTERED URBAN POPULATIONS • CHANGING HUMAN GEOGRAPHY VIA IMMIGRATION AND ACTIVISM • EXPORTERS OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

  3. AUSTRALIA’S PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS

  4. CLIMATE

  5. BIOGEOGRAPHY • A SUB-FIELD OF GEOGRAPHY- THE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF FLORA AND FAUNA • EVOLVED FROM THE OVERLAP BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY • ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (1769-1859) IS RECOGNIZED AS THE FOUNDER • SUB-DIVIDED INTO 2 MAIN BRANCHES: • ZOOGRAPHY • PHYTOGEOGRAPHY • THE AUSTRALIAN REALM SERVES AS A “LABORATORY”-WHY?

  6. AUSTRALIA • A FEDERAL STATE SINCE 1901 • COMPRISED OF 6 STATES AND 2 TERRITORIES • PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS • THE OUTBACK - EXTENSIVE GRASSLAND PASTURES WHICH SUPPORT ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST SHEEP AND CATTLE INDUSTRIES • MAJOR URBAN CENTERS • SYDNEY (3.7 MILLION) • MELBOURNE (3.3 MILLION) • CANBERRA (342,000)- CAPITAL (A CLASSIC GROWTH POLE)

  7. POLITICAL DIVISIONS

  8. SYDNEY

  9. THE INTERIOR

  10. IMPACT OF FIRE IN NEW SOUTH WALES

  11. E.J. PALKA BEACH ALONG AUSTRALIA’S EAST COAST

  12. NORTH QUEENSLAND SUGARCANE FIELD E.J. PALKA TEA PLANTATION E.J. PALKA

  13. ABORIGINAL CLAIMS

  14. AUSTRALIA’S ECONOMY • PRINCIPAL PATTERNS: • EXPORTS RAW MATERIALS • BASED HEAVILY ON THE PRIMARY SECTOR ACTIVITIES • DEPENDS ON WORLD MARKETS • IMPORT-SUBSTITUTION INDUSTRIES • SMALL DOMESTIC MARKET • TENUOUS TRADE LINKS WITH ASIAN TIGERS

  15. AGRICULTURE & MINERAL RESOURCES

  16. THE AUSTRAL REALM(FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA) (CHAPTER 11: 533-547)

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