How are the governments of Australia and the Pacific islands similar and different?

How are the governments of Australia and the Pacific islands similar and different?

How are governments of Australia and the Pacific Islands similar? Australia has a parliamentary democracy that are also a constitutional democracy. They have a prime minister as a leader. The Pacific Islands have many different governments.

What is culture of the Pacific islands?

Pacific Islanders’ cultures follow customs and traditions based on ancient principles that promote living an honorable and noble lifestyle. Embedded deeply into the Polynesian culture are traditional music, dance, and food.

How is New Zealand’s geography different from Australia’s?

The two countries have distinct physical geographies. Australia is relatively flat with low elevation highlands and an extensive dry interior, while New Zealand has high mountains and receives adequate rainfall. The Tropic of Capricorn runs through the middle of Australia.

What are some challenges facing the Pacific islands?

The islands are prone to natural disasters such as cyclones. One of the impacts of climate change is the increasing frequency and power of tropical cyclones. The agricultural land, settlements, tourism and transport are often concentrated in the coastal areas that would be affected by rising sea levels.

What does Australia and Fiji have in common?

Bilateral relations exist between Australia and Fiji. Both countries have a High Commission in the other. Australia and Fiji share a strong bilateral relationship with extensive people-to-people links and important trade and investment ties.

How many Pacific island countries are there?

25 nations
The Pacific Island Countries comprise 25 nations and territories spread over more than 25,000 islands and islets of the western and central Pacific Ocean. Reflecting the great cultural diversity in the region, some 1,200 languages are spoken in the region with English and French often being official languages.

Why is the art of the Pacific island cultures such as New Zealand and Australia similar in many ways?

Why is the art of the Pacific Island cultures, such as New Zealand and Australia, similar in many ways? Because the different islands are close together, they share many of the same artistic characteristics.

Why is Oceania important to the world?

Due to colonial neglect and historical isolation, the Pacific Islands, home to the world’s most diverse range of indigenous cultures, continue to sustain many ancestral life-ways. Fewer than 6.5 million in all, the peoples of Oceania possess a vast repository of cultural traditions and ecological adaptations.

What different resources do Australia and New Zealand have?

What different resources do Australia and New Zealand have? Australia is a world leading supplier of bauxite, diamonds, opals, lead, and coal. New Zealand has fertile soil and lumber.

Where is Australia compared to New Zealand?

Definitions

STAT	Australia	New Zealand
Square miles	2.9 million square miles Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than New Zealand	104,454 square miles Ranked 33th.
Location	Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean	Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia

What are the effects of climate change in the Pacific?

Pacific islands are extremely vulnerable to climate change. The most substantial impacts of climate change include losses of coastal infrastructure and land, more intense cyclones and droughts, failure of subsistence crops and coastal fisheries, losses of coral reefs and mangroves, and the spread of certain diseases.

What are the three major environmental challenges to sustainable development in the Pacific Islands?

Pacific Island ecosystems are being degraded by pollution, overfishing, and unsustainable development. They also increasingly face severe climate impacts including sea-level rise, changing temperature and rainfall patterns.

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