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MAJOR MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIESGEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES

THE THE LARGEST TOTAL AREALARGEST TOTAL AREA OF ALL OF ALL GEOGRAPHIC REALMSGEOGRAPHIC REALMS

THE THE SMALLEST LAND AREASMALLEST LAND AREA OF ANY OF OF ANY OF THE REALMSTHE REALMS

A A HIGHLY FRAGMENTEDHIGHLY FRAGMENTED REALM REALM COMPRISED OF COMPRISED OF HIGH-ISLANDHIGH-ISLAND AND AND LOW-LOW-ISLANDISLAND CULTURES CULTURES

A REALM IN A REALM IN POLITICO-GEOGRAPHICAL POLITICO-GEOGRAPHICAL TRANSITIONTRANSITION

REGIONAL CHARACTERREGIONAL CHARACTER TOTAL LAND AREATOTAL LAND AREA IS ABOUT 376,000 IS ABOUT 376,000

SQUARE MILES (TEXAS + NEW MEXICO)SQUARE MILES (TEXAS + NEW MEXICO) COLONIZEDCOLONIZED BY THE FRENCH, BRITISH, AND BY THE FRENCH, BRITISH, AND

THE USTHE US TOTAL TOTAL POPULATIONPOPULATION IS ABOUT 11 MILLION IS ABOUT 11 MILLION TOURISMTOURISM IS THE ECONOMIC MAINSTAY; IS THE ECONOMIC MAINSTAY;

SOME MINERALS, FISHINGSOME MINERALS, FISHING POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONPOLITICAL ORGANIZATION

• INDEPENDENT STATES, COLONIES, INDEPENDENT STATES, COLONIES, DEPENDENCIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITSDEPENDENCIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

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MARINE GEOGRAPHYMARINE GEOGRAPHY A A SUB-FIELD OF GEOGRAPHYSUB-FIELD OF GEOGRAPHY CONCERNED CONCERNED

WITH THE WITH THE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE SEASTHE SEAS, ITS , ITS RESOURCESRESOURCES AND AND MARITIME MARITIME BOUNDARIESBOUNDARIES

KEY TERMSKEY TERMS• TERRITORIAL SEA TERRITORIAL SEA (12 MILE LIMIT)(12 MILE LIMIT)• EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (200 MILES)(200 MILES)• HIGH SEASHIGH SEAS• MEDIAN LINE BOUNDARIESMEDIAN LINE BOUNDARIES• CONTINENTAL SHELF CONTINENTAL SHELF (DOWN TO 600 FEET AND (DOWN TO 600 FEET AND

OUT TO 200 MILES)OUT TO 200 MILES)

WORLDMARITIME

CLAIMS

SUVA, FIJI

REGIONSREGIONS MELANESIA-MELANESIA- ( (MELASMELAS MEANS BLACK) MEANS BLACK)

• WEST IRIAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON WEST IRIAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, VANATU, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJIISLANDS, VANATU, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI

MICRONESIA- MICRONESIA- ((MICROMICRO MEANS SMALL) MEANS SMALL)• PALAU, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, PALAU, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA,

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, NAURU, WESTERN KIRIBATI, MARSHALL ISLANDS, NAURU, WESTERN KIRIBATI, GUAMGUAM

POLYNESIA-POLYNESIA- ( (POLYPOLY MEANS MANY) MEANS MANY)• KIRIBATI, COOK ISLANDS, FRENCH HAWAII, SAMOA, KIRIBATI, COOK ISLANDS, FRENCH HAWAII, SAMOA,

AMERICAN SAMOA, TUVALU, TONGA, EASTERN AMERICAN SAMOA, TUVALU, TONGA, EASTERN POLYNESIAPOLYNESIA

MELANESIA

NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA

MICRONESIA

POLYNESIA

BORA BORA

PORT OF PAPEETE, TAHITI

HIGH-ISLAND VS LOW-ISLANDHIGH-ISLAND VS LOW-ISLANDDICHOTOMYDICHOTOMY

HIGH-ISLANDSHIGH-ISLANDS•VOLCANICVOLCANIC•HIGH ELEVATIONS/RUGGED HIGH ELEVATIONS/RUGGED

RELIEFRELIEF•WELL-WATEREDWELL-WATERED•GOOD SOILSGOOD SOILS•AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITYAGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY•TEND TO HAVE LARGER TEND TO HAVE LARGER

POPULATIONSPOPULATIONS

HIGH-ISLAND VS LOW-ISLANDHIGH-ISLAND VS LOW-ISLANDDICHOTOMYDICHOTOMY

LOW-ISLANDSLOW-ISLANDS• INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF THE INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF THE

REALM’S ISLANDSREALM’S ISLANDS•COMPOSED OF CORALCOMPOSED OF CORAL•LOW ELEVATION/RELIEFLOW ELEVATION/RELIEF•DROUGHT IS COMMONDROUGHT IS COMMON•FISHING AND COCONUT PALM FISHING AND COCONUT PALM

ARE MAINSTAYSARE MAINSTAYS

ANTARCTICAANTARCTICA THE ICE-COVERED CONTINENTTHE ICE-COVERED CONTINENT 5.5 MILLION SQUARE MILES5.5 MILLION SQUARE MILES MCMURDO STATIONMCMURDO STATION ROSS ICE SHELFROSS ICE SHELF ANTARCTICA - A REALM?ANTARCTICA - A REALM? MULTIPLE CLAIMSMULTIPLE CLAIMS THE ANTARCTIC TREATYTHE ANTARCTIC TREATY

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