1	THE PACIFIC REALM (CHAPTER 12: 551-563)
2	MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES THE LARGEST TOTAL AREA OF ALL GEOGRAPHIC REALMS THE SMALLEST LAND AREA OF ANY OF THE REALMS A HIGHLY FRAGMENTED REALM COMPRISED OF HIGH-ISLAND AND LOW-ISLAND CULTURES A REALM IN POLITICO-GEOGRAPHICAL TRANSITION
3	REGIONAL CHARACTER TOTAL LAND AREA IS ABOUT 376,000 SQUARE MILES (TEXAS + NEW MEXICO) COLONIZED BY THE FRENCH, BRITISH, AND THE US TOTAL POPULATION IS ABOUT 11 MILLION TOURISM IS THE ECONOMIC MAINSTAY; SOME MINERALS, FISHING POLITICAL ORGANIZATION INDEPENDENT STATES, COLONIES, DEPENDENCIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
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5	MARINE GEOGRAPHY A SUB-FIELD OF GEOGRAPHY CONCERNED WITH THE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE SEAS, ITS RESOURCES AND MARITIME BOUNDARIES KEY TERMS TERRITORIAL SEA (12 MILE LIMIT) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (200 MILES) HIGH SEAS MEDIAN LINE BOUNDARIES CONTINENTAL SHELF (DOWN TO 600 FEET AND OUT TO 200 MILES)
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8	REGIONS MELANESIA- (MELAS MEANS BLACK) WEST IRIAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, VANATU, NEW CALEDONIA, FIJI MICRONESIA- (MICRO MEANS SMALL) PALAU, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, NAURU, WESTERN KIRIBATI, GUAM POLYNESIA- (POLY MEANS MANY) KIRIBATI, COOK ISLANDS, FRENCH HAWAII, SAMOA, AMERICAN SAMOA, TUVALU, TONGA, EASTERN POLYNESIA
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15	HIGH-ISLAND VS LOW-ISLAND DICHOTOMY HIGH-ISLANDS VOLCANIC HIGH ELEVATIONS/RUGGED RELIEF WELL-WATERED GOOD SOILS AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY TEND TO HAVE LARGER POPULATIONS
16	HIGH-ISLAND VS LOW-ISLAND DICHOTOMY LOW-ISLANDS INCLUDE THE MAJORITY OF THE REALM’S ISLANDS COMPOSED OF CORAL LOW ELEVATION/RELIEF DROUGHT IS COMMON FISHING AND COCONUT PALM ARE MAINSTAYS
17	ANTARCTICA THE ICE-COVERED CONTINENT 5.5 MILLION SQUARE MILES MCMURDO STATION ROSS ICE SHELF ANTARCTICA - A REALM? MULTIPLE CLAIMS THE ANTARCTIC TREATY
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20	THE PACIFIC REALM (CHAPTER 12: 551-563)