Australia/New Zealand:
Defining the Realm

With almost three million square miles Australia's land mass is almost equal to the 48 contiguous states of the United States.  But, Australia’s population is much smaller, only 19 million (compared to 273 million).

Regional Criteria:
Study the following maps to identify the characteristics of the Australia/New Zealand realm [wwrealm]. Be sure to compare the realm with its neighbors and identify the differences that explain why the realms are divided as they are.

• physical geography
  [wwrealm] [wwclimat]
• cultural geography [wwrelig]
• economic geography [wbgnpmap] [gnppctab] [wrurban] [wrpopgr] [wwhdi] [wraglab] [wwtv] [wwhdi] [wwinfmrt] [wwlitrt] [wwenergy]
• historical geography [wwhearth]
• population clusters [wwecumen] [aunzpopd]
• physical barriers [wwrealm]