OceaniaMany areas of Oceania are archipelagos

Micronesia, PolynesiaSome are volcanoes, others are coral

AustraliaSmallest continent

Also quite flatMost of population lives on eastern coast

Great Barrier ReefLarge coral reef off northeastern coast of

AustraliaFragile ecosystem which has diminished as of

late

Antarctica5th largest continent

Mostly covered by glaciers, but contains plains and mountains

Unlike North Pole, South Pole is found on land

Australia climateMuch of the continent is either desert or arid

Desert area is called the OutbackOne of the most isolated places on earth

Antarctic climateEntire continent is arctic, but some areas

have been warmer than othersOzone depletion and global climate change

are some factors

Oceania climateMany areas are tropical, New Zealand is

more temperate

Oceania colonizationPacific islands were populated by prehistoric

peopleDuring 1500’s European traders explored the

areaMissionaries brought ChristianityDiseases spread to native populations

ColonizationBy early 1900’s, Europe and the U.S. began

taking controlDuring WWII, the Japanese Empire broke

down from U.S. “island hopping” campaign

AustraliaAboriginal people settled in Australia about

40,000 years agoMany of the same teachings are practiced

today

Aboriginal DiscriminationAborigines were treated much like our Native

Americans and African Americans from European colonization to mid 1900’sLand was takenWere not granted citizenship

Aborigines were forced to assimilateStolen (Lost) Generation

Problems today for AboriginesMany are unemployed or suffer from

substance abuseStill trying to claim parts of land they hold

sacred

Aborigine assignmentImagine you are trying to raise support for

the Aboriginal peopleChoose 1 of the following assignments:

Create a protest poster for the Aborigines Include a paragraph explaining the poster

Create an assembly pamphlet to advertise your meeting Include a paragraph explaining the pamphlet

Create a short story of the Aboriginal people Should be at least ½ page in length

Native PeoplesAborigines

Natives of AustraliaUsed rafts and land bridges to migrate from

Asia to AustraliaMaori

Natives of New ZealandUsed rafts to migrate from Polynesia to New

Zealand

Today’s issuesOverpopulation

Especially in OceaniaLimited spaceLand becomes too small to support

Global Climate ChangeIncreased carbon dioxide in atmosphere

Melting ice capsWill cause ocean levels to riseSmall coral islands could be flooded

PestsAustralia and New Zealand have been so

isolated, there are few large predatorsRabbits and mice can quickly multiply and

cause havoc

Book assignmentThis assignment, along with yesterday’s, will

count as 1 grade.Complete p. 723 #1-4 (#4 should be in a

paragraph)Also do p. 725 Geographic Skills #1-3 using

complete sentences.