Oceania Region

Introduction

Oceania Region

What is Oceania?

Map of the Region

Oceania is a cultural area, not a continent!Australia

There are 10 of these “cultural areas” in the worldClassified by “unifying civilization”

which provides a common cultural foundation throughout the region

“Cultural Area”

Pacific IslandsThree main types (atoll, volcanic, continental)

ElevationLow lying areas

Coral IslandsMidwayVery important during World War II

Military BasesMany have sparse population, if even inhabited

Many challenges!Indigenous culturesColonizationLarger islands (Australia, New Zealand)Smaller islands are less developed and combine resources

and governments to form “confederations”

Islands

Less than one percent of the world’s population

7/10 people live in urban areas9/10 in Australia and New Zealand live in citiesLess than half live in cities in Polynesia and

Melanesia4/5 people in Oceania are Christians

2/3 are Protestant1/3 are Roman Catholics

Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism1/10 practice no religionSmaller percentage practice traditional

religions

Population

Wildlife

Fishing IndustryMetalsGasesZincPhosphateKryptonTextiles

Resources

CodOrange RoughySquidMackerelTunaMahimahiShark

Fish

Depends on the island!FishWild / Native FruitsCopraDairy foods (New

Zealand)Processed foods

Subsistence FarmingGrow for families, not to

sellNo excess food

Farming/Crops

Natural DisastersTyphoonTsunamiMonsoons

Trade Winds

Ocean Currents

Ocean Currents