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The Pacific Realm: Geographical Qualities & Regional Characteristics

Explore the largest and most fragmented realm, with high and low island cultures, in a unique political transition area. Discover the diverse marine geography with key terms and insights into Antarctic claims.

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The Pacific Realm: Geographical Qualities & Regional Characteristics

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  1. THE PACIFIC REALM (CHAPTER 12: 551-563)

  2. MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES • THE LARGEST TOTAL AREA OF ALL GEOGRAPHIC REALMS • THE SMALLEST LAND AREA OF ANY OF THE REALMS • A HIGHLY FRAGMENTED REALM • COMPRISED OF HIGH-ISLAND AND LOW-ISLAND CULTURES • A REALM IN POLITICO-GEOGRAPHICAL TRANSITION

  3. REGIONAL CHARACTER • TOTAL LAND AREA IS ABOUT 376,000 SQUARE MILES (TEXAS + NEW MEXICO) • COLONIZED BY THE FRENCH, BRITISH, AND THE US • TOTAL POPULATION IS < 10 MILLION • TOURISM IS THE ECONOMIC MAINSTAY; SOME MINERALS, FISHING • POLITICAL ORGANIZATION • INDEPENDENT STATES, COLONIES, DEPENDENCIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

  4. SUVA, FIJI

  5. REGIONS • MELANESIA- (MELAS MEANS BLACK) • WEST IRIAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, VANATU, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI • MICRONESIA- (MICRO MEANS SMALL) • PALAU, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, NAURU, WESTERN KIRIBATI, GUAM • POLYNESIA- (POLY MEANS MANY) • KIRIBATI, COOK ISLANDS, FRENCH HAWAII, SAMOA, AMERICAN SAMOA, TUVALU, TONGA, EASTERN POLYNESIA

  6. MICRONESIA

  7. MELANESIA

  8. NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA

  9. POLYNESIA

  10. BORA BORA

  11. PORT OF PAPEETE, TAHITI

  12. HIGH-ISLAND VS LOW-ISLANDDICHOTOMY • HIGH-ISLANDS • VOLCANIC • HIGH ELEVATIONS/RUGGED RELIEF • WELL-WATERED • GOOD SOILS • AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY • TEND TO HAVE LARGER POPULATIONS

  13. HIGH-ISLAND VS LOW-ISLANDDICHOTOMY • LOW-ISLANDS • INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF THE REALM’S ISLANDS • COMPOSED OF CORAL • LOW ELEVATION/RELIEF • DROUGHT IS COMMON • FISHING AND COCONUT PALM ARE MAINSTAYS

  14. MARINE GEOGRAPHY • A SUB-FIELD OF GEOGRAPHY CONCERNED WITH THE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE SEAS, ITS RESOURCES AND MARITIME BOUNDARIES • KEY TERMS • TERRITORIAL SEA (12 MILE LIMIT) • EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (200 MILES) • HIGH SEAS • MEDIAN LINE BOUNDARIES • CONTINENTAL SHELF (DOWN TO 600 FEET AND OUT TO 200 MILES)

  15. WORLD MARITIME CLAIMS

  16. ANTARCTICA • THE ICE-COVERED CONTINENT • MCMURDO STATION • ROSS ICE SHELF • ANTARCTICA - A REALM? • MULTIPLE CLAIMS

  17. THE PACIFIC REALM (CHAPTER 12: 551-563)

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