a region of extremes migration and conquest southeast asia,...
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PREVIEW: TODAY’SISSUES
UNIT ATLAS
Chapter 30PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYA Region ofExtremes
Chapter 31HUMAN GEOGRAPHYMigration andConquest
Chapter 32TODAY’S ISSUESSoutheast Asia,Oceania, andAntarctica
GLOBAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGE
REGION Towering cliffs covered with
snow and ice are a distinctive characteristic
of the landscape of Antarctica.
MOVEMENT Traders travel the rivers of Thailand to sell produce
and other goods in that country’s famous floating markets.
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REGION Oceania includes the Pacific Islands not
considered to be part of Southeast Asia. Some
people include New Zealand and Australia, even
though Australia is a continent, not an island.
LOCATION Australia is known as the “Land
Down Under.” It is the only inhabited continent
to lie completely in the Southern Hemisphere.
HUMAN–ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONFarmers have adapted to the region’s varied
environments. They use terraced fields on
steep Southeast Asian slopes and irrigate
arid parts of Australia.
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