The Pacific The Pacific IslandsIslandsChapter #32Chapter #32

I. Natural EnvironmentsI. Natural Environments

A) An Ocean RealmA) An Ocean Realm Pacific Ocean?Pacific Ocean? High vs. Low Islands?High vs. Low Islands? Atoll? Atoll? Coral Reefs?Coral Reefs?

The “Rainforest of the Sea?”The “Rainforest of the Sea?”

B. Physical ProcessesB. Physical Processes

Fertility of High & Low Islands?Fertility of High & Low Islands? Ring of Fire?Ring of Fire? Mariana Trench?Mariana Trench?

Challenger Deep Challenger Deep

1951: The Trieste *U.S. Navy

Challenger Deep: *35,838 ft.

Mount Everest: *29,035 ft.

C. Three Island GroupsC. Three Island Groups

Melanesia?Melanesia? Micronesia?Micronesia? Polynesia?Polynesia?

D. Climates & BiomesD. Climates & Biomes

Climates? Climates? Papua New Guinea?Papua New Guinea?

Intertropical Convergence Zone Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)? (ITCZ)?

II. History & CultureII. History & Culture

A) HistoryA) History First human presence? First human presence? Europeans? Europeans?

Magellan?Magellan? Colonization?Colonization? U.S.?U.S.? Effects on natives?Effects on natives?

WWII? WWII? Trust Territories?Trust Territories? Independence? Independence?

B. Traditions & CultureB. Traditions & Culture

Different ethnicities & languages?Different ethnicities & languages? Effects of colonialism?Effects of colonialism? Pidgin languages?Pidgin languages? Education? Education? Religion? Religion?

III. AntarcticaIII. Antarctica

Coldest, Driest, & WindiestColdest, Driest, & Windiest Continent. Continent.

10% of world’s land10% of world’s land 90% of world’s ice90% of world’s ice Animals?Animals? Humans? Humans?

Polar DesertPolar Desert Less precipitation than Sahara? Less precipitation than Sahara?

Antarctic WatersAntarctic Waters

““Southern Ocean”Southern Ocean” Wildlife?Wildlife? Summer months?Summer months?

ResearchResearch

James Cook (1772)James Cook (1772) South Pole (1911)South Pole (1911) Inhabitants today?Inhabitants today? Mining of minerals?Mining of minerals? Ice core samples? Ice core samples?

Hole in Ozone LayerHole in Ozone Layer