Human Occupation
Australia & OceaniaPopulationAreas of Australia, New Zealand, and Oceanina settled before 2500 BCE, settled by 1200 BCE, settled by 200 BCE, settled by 400 CE, and settled by 800 CE.
natureA world map shows human occupation. Red areas were settled before 2500 B C E (Australia, New Guinea). Blue areas by 1200 B C E (Fiji, Guam, Samoa). Purple by 200 B C E (Marshall Islands). Orange by 400 C E (Polynesia). Yellow by 800 C E (New Zealand).
Settled by 400 CE | Settled by 800 CE | Tropical rain forest (Af) | Tropical monsoon (Am) | Tropical savanna (Aw) | Tropical, subtropical hot desert (BWh) | Midlatitude cold desert (BWk) | Tropical, subtropical hot steppe (BSh) | Midlatitude cold steppe (BSk) | Humid subtropical moist all year, hot summer (Cfa) | Marine West Coast (Cfb, Cfc) | Mediterranean (Csa, Csb) | Humid continental, hot summers (Dfa, Dwa, Dsa) | Humid continental, mild summers (Dfb, Dwb, Dsb) | Subarctic, cool summer (Dfc, Dwc, Dsc) | Tundra (ET) | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.28% | 58.3% | 6.90% | 4.19% | 1.68% | 17.2% | 2.57% | 9.24% | 20.9% | 55.8% | 0.656% | 11.0% | 16.7% | 25.1% | 45.5% | 11.1% | ||