Australia & Oceania

1. Written by SAHS
Edited by Mr. Barkhau AHS

2. 
What is Oceania?
 Oceania is a region
made up of thousands
of islands throughout
the Central and South
Pacific Ocean.
 It includes Australia,
the smallest continent
in terms of total land
area.

3. 
What is Oceania?
 Oceania is dominated
by the nation of
Australia.
 The other two major
landmasses of Oceania
are the country of New
Zealand, and the
western half of the
island of New Guinea,
made up of the nation
of Papua New Guinea.

4. 
What is Oceania?
 Oceania also includes
three island regions:
Melanesia, Micronesia,
and Polynesia
(including the U.S. state
of Hawaii).
 All of these island
nations are located in
the Pacific Ocean

5. 
History of Oceania
 The Aborigine are the
easiest inhabitants of
Australia, an the Maori
are New Zealand’s
indigenous population.
 Both counties were
settled by the British,
which had a disastrous
impact on the
indigenous peoples.

6. 
History of Oceania
 Australia was originally
set up as a penal
colony; people who
were convicted of a
crime had a choice – be
executed or move to
Australia roughly 1/3
of all people sent to
Australia died before
getting there.
 Most criminals were
for nonviolent crimes

7. 
Australia and News
Zealand - Government
 Both countries
democracies and part of
the British
commonwealth
 A commonwealth is a
state or nation-state
governed for the common
good as opposed to an
authoritarian state
governed for the benefit
of a given class of owners.

8. 
Australia and News
Zealand - Government
 Today the term is more
general and means a
political community.
 All of the following are
examples of a
commonwealth
 a federated union of
constituent states
 a community of sovereign
states
 a democratic constitutional
monarchy

9. 
A&NZ - Population
Patters
 Both countries have
multicultural
communities.
 About 2 percent of
Australia’s population
is Aborigine, and about
7 percent of New
Zealand is Maori.

10. 
A&NZ - Population
Patterns
 Most Australians live
along the mild and
fertile southern,
eastern, and
southwestern coast.
 Most people that live in
New Zealand live on
the Northern Island.

11. 
A&NZ - Society and
Culture
 Both countries blend
European, indigenous,
and Asian elements
into their cultures.
 English is the primary
language in both
countries.
 Both countries have
high quality education

12. 
A&NZ – Society and
Culture
 Like Western Europe
and the United States
both countries have had
a stressful history with
their indigenous
populations, however
relationships have
improved in recent
years.

13. 
A&NZ – Economies
 Both countries practice
capitalism and have
diverse economies.
 Australia’s economic
activities include.
 Agriculture
 Mining (uranium,
other metals)
 Tourism

14. 
A&NZ – Economies
 New Zealand’s
economic activities
include.
 Agriculture
 Textiles
 Tourism

15. 
Papua New Guinea
 Papua New Guinea is
located on the eastern
half of the island of
New Guinea
 The western half of the
Island is part of the
nation of Indonesia

16. 
Papua New Guinea
 It is one of the most
culturally diverse
nations in the world
 There are 852 different
spoken languages in
the country
 The country is very
rural and only 18% of
its population lives in

17. 
Papua New Guinea
 Parts of the country
remain unexplored
today and there are
rumors of groups of
indigenous people who
have not made contact
with the outside world
 Historically many of
the tribes practiced
head hunting and
cannibalism – both

18. 
Papua New Guinea
 The country is full of
natural resources
however due to
difficult terrain
(mountains, jungle,
swamps) many of these
recourses haven’t been
developed – its just too
expensive.
 Other major economic
activities include eco-