GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

S.e.a.: INDOCHINA PENINSULA

• The peninsula is bounded on the north by India and China
• Much of the area is mountainous
• The peninsula has a tropical climate with heavy seasonal rainfall.
• Rivers are largely unnavigable

S.E.A.: IRAWADDY RIVER

• Formed in the mountains of northern Burma where the Mali and Nmai rivers join
• Most of Burma's people live along the river valley, where a large surplus of
• rice is grown and exported.
• Rangoon, Burma's capital, is connected by a canal to the eastern arm
• of the delta. (4) It empties into the Andaman Sea, part of the Indian Ocean.

AUSTRALIA: GREAT VICTORIAN DESERT

• A barren and sparsely populated desert area of southern Australia.
• Consists of many small sandhills, grassland plains, areas with a
• closely packed surface of pebbles (3) Arid desert which is mostly unpopulated.
• Thunderstorms are relatively common

NEW ZEALAND: SOUTHERN ALPS

• A mountain range which runs along the western side of the South Island
• It forms a natural dividing range along the entire length of the South Island.
• Part of the Pacific Ring of Fire,
• Mountains continue to be raised today by tectonic pressure

MELANESIA: SEPIK RIVER

• The longest river on the island of New Guinea
• Large floating islands of vegetation drifting in the channel
• Winds through lowland swamp plains to the north coast
• The river drains a vast mountainous region

MICRONESIA: REPUBLIC OF MARSHALL ISLANDS

• Consists of 29 atolls
• The atolls and islands are situated in two almost parallel chain like formations
• Divided into two chains: the western, or Ralik, group; and the eastern, or Ratak, group
• The islands are of coral reef types and rise only a few feet above sea level

POLYNESIA: BORA BORA

• volcanic island surrounded by a vibrant blue lagoon and barrier reef
• Much of Bora Bora's landscape is composed of luscious green hillsides and black volcanic rock
• The twin peaks of Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu lie within the center of the island
• Mount Otemanu is the highest point of Bora Bora

GREAT DIVIDING RANGE

• Australia's most substantial mountain range
• It consists of a complex of mountain ranges, plateaus, and upland areas
• The sharp rise between the coastal lowlands and the eastern uplands has
• affected Australia's climate (4) The crest of the range is defined by the
• watershed or boundary between the drainage basins of rivers

GREAT BARRIER REEF

• Considered to be the world's largest reef system
• It is the world's biggest structure made out of living species
• Located in the Coral Sea
• Stretches from Torres Strait in the north to the area between Lady Elliot
• and Fraser Islands in the south.