Central Washington University - Winter Quarter 2006
Instructor: Dr. Robert Kuhlken
Office: Lind Hall Room 118B
Office Hours: Wednesdays 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Phone: 963-2795
E-mail: kuhlkenr@cwu.edu
| A Traveller's History of Australia
by John H. Chambers
The Pacific Islands:
edited by Moshe Rapaport |
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Web Resources
Historical map of Australia & New Zealand
Required Readings
from the Chambers book:
Chapter 1: The Physical Environment, pp. 3-10
Chapter 2: Aboriginal Australia, pp. 11-35
Chapter 3: Europeans Arrive, pp. 36-59
Chapter 4: Convicts and Colonists, pp. 60-85
Chapter 5: New Britannias, pp. 86-111from the www:
Geography of Australia 1
Geography of Australia 2
Australian Landforms and their History
Australia's climate
Australia flora & fauna
Additional Web Resources
Australia's natural vegetation
Australian Geographic online journal
Ecological images of Australia
Aborigines - Australia's native peoples
Art regions of aboriginal Australia
European discovery and colonisation
Required Readings
from the Chambers book:
Chapter 6: The Demise of Black Australia, pp. 112-139
Chapter 7: Economic Development, pp. 140-171
Chapter 9: The Early Federation, pp. 203-227
Chapter 11: Politics, Economy and Culture, pp. 258-295from the www:
Australia at a glance
The Australian Gold Rush
Canberra: Australia's capital city
Natural Disasters in Australia
Salinity
Additional Web Resources
Landlines: Australia's Rural Affairs Weekly
Australia Natural Resources Atlas
Profile of Australian agriculture
Agricultural Commodities Australia
Culture & recreation in Australia
Waltzing Matilda RealAudio download
And the band played Waltzing Matilda, by Eric Bogle
Asian immigration to Australia
Canberra: history & geography
Required Readings
from the www:
About New Zealand: a brief outline
NZ landscape features
North Island landscapes
South Island landscapes
New Zealand Vulcanism
New Zealand's Volcanoes
Active volcanoes in New Zealand
Geography and geology
Coasts
Climate
The Bush and its plants
New Zealand: Land and People
Geology and Soils; Regional Land Usage
New Zealand forest resources
Additional Web Resources
Manaaki Whenua - New Zealand Landcare Research
Required Readings
from the www:
The people of New Zealand
Where New Zealanders live
Arrival and settlement of the Maori
Pre-European society
The Maori economy: a history
Maori people and culture today
Treaty of Waitangi
Cook's Achievement
History of immigration to New Zealand
British immigration and the New Zealand Company
Where did they go to?
Large differences in regional growth
New Zealand agriculture
New Zealand agricultural production
Additional Web Resources
Haka: from the Rugby league
New Zealand forest plantations
Midterm Exam Feb 7
Required Readings
Chapter 4 Geomorphology, pp. 43 - 53
Chapter 7 Biogeography, pp. 76 - 88
Chapter 8 Terrestrial Ecosystems, pp. 93 - 106
Chapter 9 Aquatic Ecosystems. pp. 109 - 117
Web Resources
Model of Island Biogeography: a more detailed explanation
Pacific Island environmental news
Required Readings
Chapter 10 Pre-contact Period, pp. 121 - 130Web Resources
Chapter 11 Post-contact Period, pp. 134 - 142
Chapter 17 Tenure, pp. 208 - 218
Chapter 29 Agriculture & Forestry, pp. 353 - 363
Lapita pottery on Fiji postage stamps
Canoe plants of ancient Hawaii
Traditional Pacific Island Agroforestry Systems
Agroforestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for Sustainability
Urban agroforestry on Pacific Islands
Required Readings
Chapter 21 Demography, pp. 258 - 268Web Resources
Chapter 22 Mobility, pp. 270 - 280
Chapter 26 Urbanization, pp. 315 - 325
Chapter 27 Urban Dilemmas, pp. 326 - 334
Effects of Population Growth and Urbanization in the Pacific Islands
Required Readings
Chapter 20 Art, pp. 246 - 254
Chapter 33 Communications, pp. 405 - 415
Chapter 32 Tourism, pp. 394 - 403
Web Resources
Pacific Islands Internet Resources
Cook Islands dancing video from island of Mauke
Pacific Islands: Focus on Fiji
Web Resources
Fijian tanoa from the Peabody museum
Map of Kadavu from Thomson 1889
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