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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 • the term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Dumont d'Urville. Information • Area: 7.7 million km • Population: 18 088 000 • Population density: 2ob/Km The highest point is Mt.Kosciusko (2.230 m). Oceania =3 groups • • • Melanesia = black island Micronesia = small islands Polynesia = multiple islands Type of islands • volcanic islands • coral attols 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. Countries and Populations Country Australia Papua New Guinea New Zealand Fiji Solomon Islands French Polynesia (France) New Caledonia (France) Vanuatu Samoa Guam (United States) Federated States of Micronesia Tonga Kiribati Northern Mariana Islands (United States) Population Country Population 21,129,222 Tonga 6,331,000 Kiribati Northern Mariana 4,271,600Islands (United States) American Samoa 839(United States) 496 Marshall Islands 100 95 259,596 Palau 240,39 Cook Islands (New Zealand) Wallis and Futuna 226(France) 187 Tuvalu 173 Nauru Norfolk Island 111(Australia) 20 100 Niue (New Zealand) 95 Tokelau (New Zealand) Pitcairn Islands 84(United Kingdom) 84 67 59 19 15 11 10 2,114 1,6 1,4 50 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 Economy • New Zealand = modern agriculture - raising of sheep, cattle and fruit (kiwi) • great prospects for the growing tourism Animals Tasmanian devil New zeland - Sheep Fidži – Parrot Whiskered Blackbad Indonesia Orangutang Sumatran New Guinea Echidna Vanuatu - Bat Kiwi Kiwi live on New Zeland. Trees Pineapple tree Kiwi Banana tree Kahikatea Tree Cooffe - tree Lemon tree 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 Solomon Islands • coconut palms New Caledonia French independent territory • large mineral resources (nickel) • Mikronesia • most islands are raised corals • The Republic of Kiribati, Palau, Nauru states threatened by rising sea levels Polynesia • Western Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia (Tahiti) , Easter Island, Hawaii • Mururoa Atoll - in the past the French nuclear weapons testing The End RUTH and DIANA • www.wikipedia.cz www.harlab.com www.seminarky.cz