Chapter Objectives

After reading and studying this chapter you should be able to:

1. Understand the pattern of core and periphery countries and the distances between them.

2. Identify the five important groups of people that are native to this region.

3. Describe colonization of Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific Islands.

4. Examine the range of climates and their impacts on human activities.

5. Understand the role of plate tectonics and volcanic activity in determining the distribution of land.

6. Know the ways that environmental damage is greater than expected in portions of this region.

7. Differentiate the important characteristics of the states and territories of Australia.

8. Compare and contrast the economic development of Australia with the economic development of New Zealand.

9. List New Zealand's old and new exports and markets.

10. Explain the numerous difficulties faced by the islands of the South Pacific.

11. Document the distinctiveness of Antarctica as compared to other regions.

12. Know that the populations of these countries are all relatively small, and in some cases, very small.

13. Discuss the reorientation of attitudes, migration flows, and trade patterns toward East Asia.

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