Australia and the Pacific is a unique region that comprises the continents of Australia and Antarctica and islands dotted across the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. The ocean dominates the region, posing challenges to those who dared to cross it in the past and those who live in its midst today.
Discuss the lives and cultures of Australia’s first people.
Describe the first settlers of New Guinea and the other Pacific islands.
Describe the Polynesians and their achievements.
Analyze the impact of British settlement on Australia and New Zealand.
Explain how colonialism affected the other Pacific islands.
Describe how Australia, New Zealand, and the other.
Summarize the key features of Antarctica’s physical geography.
Discuss the goals that people have pursued in Antarctica.
Identify where most people live in Australia and the Pacific islands.
Compare the cultures that exist in Australia and New Zealand.
Contrast the cultures that exist in Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
Compare the forms of government in Australia and New Zealand.
Identify the forms of government that exist in the other Pacific islands.
Discuss the factors that shape the economies of Australia, New Zealand, and the other Pacific islands.
Describe how rising sea levels threaten Australia and the Pacific islands.
Identify other environmental challenges facing the region.