Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Of the following countries in Oceania, which is located farthest south?, What is the greatest potential environmental threat to all countries of Oceania?, Which of the following places is the best example of an atoll? and more. Chapter 14 - Australia and Oceania. 82 terms Figure 10.4. 1: Map of Human Migrations Across the Pacific Islands (© David Eccles, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0) Life would change dramatically for the people of Oceania with the arrival of Europeans. The Dutch first made landfall in Australia in 1606 CE but simply explored and mapped the area and did not establish a settlement. In 2021, total U.S. goods and services trade with Australia totaled US $61.1 billion, and the United States ran a trade surplus of US $24.3 billion. According to U.S. Department of Commerce estimates, U.S. exports of goods and services to Australia supported more than 172,000 U.S. jobs in 2020. The Global South refers to the less-developed countries of the world. The term "Global South" emerged in the 1950s but Carl Oglesby became the first person to give it a contemporary political use when he commented on the US's dominance over the global south. The founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) also used the term politically. The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania.The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2023 in Honiara, Solomon Islands.The Games were called the South Pacific Games from 1963 to 2007.The Pacific Games Council (PGC) organises the Games and oversees the host city's preparations. List of Countries in Oceania with Capitals, Currency, National Flags, Primary Language and Population. Oceania is also called Oceanica List of Countries in Australia and Oceania (Oceanica): Australia. Flag of Australia. Capital: Canberra Currency: Australian Dollar Primary Language: English Population: 24,309,330. Fiji. From 1884 to 1975, Papua New Guinea was under the control of three different foreign powers. In the present day, the land border of Papua New Guinea is roughly 512 miles. The country shares its land boundary with only one other country, Indonesia. The country also shares its maritime borders with Australia and Indonesia. Nauru (/ n ɑː ˈ uː r uː / nah-OO-roo or / ˈ n aʊ r uː / NOW-roo; Nauruan: Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru (Nauruan: Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia, part of Oceania in the Central Pacific.Its nearest neighbour is Banaba of Kiribati, about 300 km (190 mi) to the east. It lies northwest of Tuvalu, 1,300 The dominant national currencies in this region are the Australian dollar, the New Zealand dollar and the United States dollar, used by many small countries and dependent territories in Oceania. There is also the CFP franc, which is in circulation in the French overseas territories. The most-traded among the local currencies is considered the There are 14 independent countries and 12 dependent overseas territories. The largest sovereign state is Australia, occupying about 86% of the region's total area. The smallest independent country is Nauru, which is so tiny that you need less than an hour to drive around it. IFUw.