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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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