Australia and Oceania

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Chapter 14

• Australia and Oceania

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Main Ideas

• Australia and New Zealand were leaders in
  granting suffrage (voting ) to women.
  
• Volcanic activity on the high islands is part of
  daily life for many people.
  
• The coral reefs of the low islands are attached
  to underground mountains.
  
• New Zealand has emphasized geothermal energy
  because of its lack of oil.
  
• As a nuclear free zone, New Zealand banned many
  United States warships.

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Main Ideas continued

• Because of its isolation from the rest of the
  world, Australian life forms and societies
  developed a unique fashion.
  
• Climate influenced patterns in Australia.
• Sheep became one of Australias leading
  agricultural products because they could flourish
  on land that supported little else.
  
• The major difference between Australia and New
  Zealand is New Zealands abundant rainfall.
  
• Hunting and gathering the is how the Aborigines
  made their living.

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Main Ideas continued

• Unlike the Aborigines, the Maoris people settled
  in villages.
  
• The 1st European settlers in Australia were those
  who had been convicted of crimes.
  
• The Aborigines were driven into the interior of
  Australia as a result of British colonization.
  
• In recent years, Australia has begun to build
  ties with its Pacific Rim neighbors.
  

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Main Ideas continued

• Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia are a group
  of islands that are far away from any landmass.
  
• People of the low islands depend on fishing for
  their livelihood. ( A way to make a living ).
  
• New island nations in the Pacific have been
  brought into the world economy through the
  tourist industry.