GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

ANTARCTICA

• It is the fifth-largest continent
• is the coldest, driest, and windiest
• is considered a desert, with annual precipitation
• The temperature in Antarctica has reached −129 °F

AUSTRALIA

• It is the world's sixth-largest country
• It one of the wealthiest country's
• Australia has six different states in it
• The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef

INDOCHINA

• a combination of the names of "India" and "China"
• It had boundaries designed by France
• Name from location of the territory between those two countries
• the majority of people in the region are neither Chinese nor Indian

MALAY PENINSULA

• It extends south for a distance of about 700 mile
• They originally came from South China
• land mass runs approximately north-south
• southernmost tip of Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, and Southern Thailand

POLYNESIA

• over 1,000 islands scattered over the Pacific Ocean
• share similar traits including language, culture and beliefs
• are composed of volcanic islands built by hotspots
• they are experienced sailors and used stars to navigate during night

INDONESIA

• is an archipelago comprising approximately 17,508 islands
• over 238 million people which is world's fourth most populous country
• has been an important trade region since at least the 7th century
• has abundant natural resources, yet poverty remains widespread