Australia & the Pacific Islands

12 October 2023
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The two most populous cities in Australia are:
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Sydney and Melbourne
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two groups of cities in this region
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Australia and Aotearoa/New Zeland and the Pacific Islands
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all countries in this region are dominated by
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primate cities. in Australia, primate cities are also the capitals
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What statement reflects the pattern of urban primacy in New Zealand?
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New Zealand's most populous city is also a clearly defined primate city
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What statement reflects the pattern of urban primacy in Australia?
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Each state of Australia is dominated by a primate city.
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The urban character of Pacific Island cities is similar to that of
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less developed countries. though they are smaller and have considerably lower population growth
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Capital cities of Pacific Island nations (e.g., Suva) are generally characterized by all of the following except:
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strong tourist sectors
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Over 88% of Aus and 86% of Aotearoa/New Zealand's population
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live in urban areas
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These countries are, and long have been,
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nations of urban primacy. their urban pattern is dominated by a small number of large cities
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Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia are:
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regions of the Southwest Pacific that have highly non-urban populations
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Oceania
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Originally comprised of Polynesia, Micronesia, Malaysia, and Melanesia
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Australia, Aotearoa/NZ, and the Pacific Islands have indigenous peoples with long histories of settlement up to 40,000 years, but cities in this region are very young for
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urban settlement that began with colonizing in the 18th and 19th centuries
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urban settlements began with the arrival of colonizers in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was originally a penal colony for the British in 1788 as an alternative to GA. Extended from Sydney to Port Arthur and then Brisbane. Metropolitan primacy arose from
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continued arrival of convicts to coastal towns and establishment of additional settlements for the purposes of colonial administration, commerce, and trade
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"A garden city built around a large lake, with a central focus on a parliamentary triangle and satellite suburbs with town centers of their own." This statement describes:
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Canberra
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Canberra
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master plan developed by American, Grifffin, developed as a Garden city, built around a lake with a focus of a parliamentary triangle and satellite suburbs with town centers of their own.
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Garden city
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envisioned by Howard Ebenezer in his book, "To-morrow: A peaceful path to Real reform"
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Hobart
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Australia's southernmost capital city, app. 43 degrees south of the equator on the island of Tasmania city remains a hub for Antarctic scientific exploration, tourism is very important to this city.
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An Australian state capital began as a penal colony of the British in 1788, served as a sealing and whaling port in the 19th century, and became a "gateway to Antarctica" in the 20th century. What city is it?
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Hobart