Topic: The World of Water

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TopicThe World of Water

• New Test Material
• New Region Pacific World

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A world of water

• This region is a world of water, and includes
  Australia and three groups of islands
• - Melanesia
• - Micronesia
• - Polynesia
• The most important influence in the life of the
  people is the Pacific Ocean.
• How?

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Australia

• Australia is the largest land mass in the region.
  The smallest are the islands of Micronesia
  islands of coral reefs called atolls.
• Early History
• Australias first people were called aborigines
  and supposedly arrived to the region around
  40,000 years ago. In 1606, long after Europeans
  had sailed to the New World (North America), the
  Dutch (Holland) reached Australia.
• In 1770, Captain James Cook, an English explorer,
  sailed along the eastern coast of Australia and
  claimed the land for the United Kingdom. A
  colony was established in 1788.

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New Zealand

• The first people were called the Maoris, and
  arrived around A.D. 750. The seafarers reached
  the islands in 100 ft. long ocean going canoes.

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Early Years

• In the early years, whaling was very important to
  the region.
• In 1851, gold was discovered in Australia (2
  years after California). In only 2 years, the
  population doubled.
• Over the years, the United States and several
  European nations took control of many islands.
• - Which ones and why??

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