OCEANIA EXPLAINED (Geography Now!)

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  • Опубліковано 26 бер 2020
  • Quite possibly the least studied region on earth, what exactly is going on in the Pacific? Find out!
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  • @GeographyNow
    @GeographyNow  4 роки тому +820

    Some upcoming nations are going to be in Oceania, so I figured, why not do a quick "Oceania explained" video for future context? Also check out some of the previous Oceania videos we've done like Papua New Guinea, Marshall islands, or Palau! Which was your favorite?

    • @academicsquid1270
      @academicsquid1270 4 роки тому +7

      This is a DANK video (plz reply lol)

    • @JesusHernandez-pe9we
      @JesusHernandez-pe9we 4 роки тому +5

      Rectangular Spaghetti

    • @Hewtz
      @Hewtz 4 роки тому +3

      I’m sorry you are not boneless pizza :(

    • @Icy_5811
      @Icy_5811 4 роки тому +10

      Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea

    • @mr.blonde8808
      @mr.blonde8808 4 роки тому +6

      Geography Now, Hey Barby, please do an update on Bougainville soon when it is officially a country

  • @Dragonite_Tom
    @Dragonite_Tom 4 роки тому +1515

    “6 years of being doing this job, and I haven’t finished it yet”
    Nah...you still have 3 more years

    • @jplata3643
      @jplata3643 4 роки тому +6

      Yup lol

    • @hastagmjolk2527
      @hastagmjolk2527 4 роки тому +30

      Nah. More like 2 years
      Edit: if it is the fully recognized countries

    • @Dragonite_Tom
      @Dragonite_Tom 4 роки тому +4

      Hastagmjolk nah...maybe like 20 months

    • @alessandromarchetti2766
      @alessandromarchetti2766 4 роки тому +76

      The Afghanistan episode came out on October 15th, 2014.
      1981 days later, the Saint Vincent and Grenadines episode came out on March 18th, 2020.
      Saint Vincent and Grenadines is the 148th country in alphabetical order.
      1982 / 148 = 13.392
      13.392 × (193 - 148) = 602.635, 603 if we round it up.
      March 18th 2020 + 603 days = Thursday, November 11th, 2021, which is when the Zimbabwe episode should come out.

    • @SmgPlayz
      @SmgPlayz 4 роки тому +51

      @@alessandromarchetti2766 if it doesn't come in this date i will report you

  • @changlu3583
    @changlu3583 4 роки тому +724

    Oceania: “Smallest continent in population”
    *sad Antarctica noises*

  • @lodle2919
    @lodle2919 4 роки тому +125

    7:22 Fun Fact, Kiribati actually renamed one of their islands to Millenium Island, because that island was the very first place to see the new Millenium.

  • @irenesemos3661
    @irenesemos3661 4 роки тому +338

    Thanks Barbs, as a Melanesian I agree! There's not much said or known about the Melanesian peoples and our cultures. We are still a mystery but there are many of us who are researching it.

    • @narasiliar529
      @narasiliar529 4 роки тому +21

      proud to be Melanesian

    • @bekahleah574
      @bekahleah574 2 роки тому +9

      Same, my fellow melanesian.

    • @mmbmashup7048
      @mmbmashup7048 2 роки тому

      @@narasiliar529 but you don't live in there right ?

    • @massingfalau7974
      @massingfalau7974 2 роки тому +1

      It's because we consider our customs and cultures Sacred, unlike poly's

    • @brandoncespedes9421
      @brandoncespedes9421 2 роки тому

      Hi, IYO why do you think its like that? F

  • @michaelpolloway6760
    @michaelpolloway6760 4 роки тому +753

    Can’t believe he’s almost at the end

    • @liamwilson5670
      @liamwilson5670 4 роки тому +38

      Were just waiting for the U's at this point

    • @TheTheTheTheTheThe
      @TheTheTheTheTheThe 4 роки тому +9

      I’ve been watching every now and then ever since around he did my country (Australia) and now he’s finally near the end

    • @omaralkayal7598
      @omaralkayal7598 4 роки тому +42

      Michael Polloway
      Still , they have 23 S countries left

    • @michaelh5568
      @michaelh5568 4 роки тому +19

      But the info is now outdated so he gets to do it again

    • @salihalash4111
      @salihalash4111 4 роки тому +7

      Cant wait for Sudan🇸🇩🇸🇩

  • @mr.blonde8808
    @mr.blonde8808 4 роки тому +2014

    Oceania, the most underrated continent!

    • @mr.blonde8808
      @mr.blonde8808 4 роки тому +11

      Anand Singh Laishram Already watched it mate!

    • @p4m209
      @p4m209 4 роки тому +19

      Yeah because we have afl

    • @ZuGa1384
      @ZuGa1384 4 роки тому +62

      *underwatered continent.

    • @frostyguy1989
      @frostyguy1989 4 роки тому +67

      It isn't a continent, it's a regional name.

    • @dreadhead5719
      @dreadhead5719 4 роки тому +19

      @@jalilb.b.3858 In my opinion, antarctica is.

  • @manos6590
    @manos6590 4 роки тому +555

    6:00 "A country inside of Micronesia, called Micronesia" Paul shrugged from his country inside of America, called America. xD

    • @swatisaini6447
      @swatisaini6447 4 роки тому +14

      Exactly!

    • @Thindorama
      @Thindorama 4 роки тому +13

      Manos It’s not called that in English though. There is no continent called “America” in English; it’s just the country.

    • @Thindorama
      @Thindorama 4 роки тому +11

      Clemen Game No. He’s pushing for the idea that we should call the Americas “America” in English. This is common with many entitled Latin Americans these days. And they leave this kind of comment on any possible video. You must be new on the internet.

    • @Thindorama
      @Thindorama 4 роки тому +1

      Clemen Game I’m not kidding. Have you not seen this kind of thing before?

    • @PortooCalia
      @PortooCalia 4 роки тому +20

      impartial Greek here, I'm with the Latinos on this one. Most Latinos are more Americans than "americans" anyway. US was made to be a country of European / African immigrants, later on added Asians as well, but the real Americans nowadays are Mexican, Bolivian, Peruvian etc.

  • @christophercharfauros9822
    @christophercharfauros9822 4 роки тому +87

    As a Chamorro (Guam 🇬🇺 native), thank you for this episode and covering all of our islands! 🙌🏽👏🏽

    • @spoodernaut123_6
      @spoodernaut123_6 3 роки тому

      Biba i Islå-ta!

    • @unicornsquare7598
      @unicornsquare7598 2 роки тому +1

      Chamorros, pilipinos, indonesians is only one before the colonisation.. They use to navigate from one island to another island..

    • @Wolfgonbuaf
      @Wolfgonbuaf Місяць тому

      Åom oui!

  • @annevcz
    @annevcz 4 роки тому +67

    the only darker-shaded skin people on Earth with natural blond hair.... wow, the world will never stop to amaze me.

  • @mercyaspirast.agbayani477
    @mercyaspirast.agbayani477 4 роки тому +537

    Here’s a challenge: Try locating the tiny Oceanic nations of the Pacific

    • @anthonypetrovic8907
      @anthonypetrovic8907 4 роки тому +21

      Tuvalu

    • @kostajovanovic3711
      @kostajovanovic3711 4 роки тому +2

      Challange

    • @jplata3643
      @jplata3643 4 роки тому +2

      Ok

    • @Mr._Lechkar
      @Mr._Lechkar 4 роки тому +35

      Well, I can do that on a map pretty easily. Probably because I'm a Pacific island enthusiast or something like that... the real challenge for me is the Lesser Antilles nations

    • @jplata3643
      @jplata3643 4 роки тому +3

      @@BigEvan101 nice cat picture

  • @somethung8188
    @somethung8188 3 роки тому +63

    Oceana's history is so interesting. It's like Caribbean on steroids and way more secluded from the rest of the word

  • @jack_leinen
    @jack_leinen 4 роки тому +180

    fun fact: new zealand used to be one island that was as tall as the east coast of the usa and about three times as wide as it is today. It possibly was connected to Australia. However, at some point, sea levels rose and sunk most of New Zealand and left behind what we see of New Zealand today.

    • @yantiherni7426
      @yantiherni7426 4 роки тому +23

      yeah, becoming Old Zealand

    • @mercame
      @mercame 4 роки тому +6

      Becuse America cheated Canada and vice versa

    • @avilik13
      @avilik13 4 роки тому +11

      Yeah nah Maui fished up the islands with his magical hook

    • @LordSmallest
      @LordSmallest 2 роки тому +2

      Zealandia

    • @NathanJohnnyVilla
      @NathanJohnnyVilla Рік тому +1

      Where I’m from tahiti it was a legend that the sunken lands of maori New Zealand

  • @ethoin8099
    @ethoin8099 4 роки тому +1072

    Barbs: soon we wil reach *the end*
    Coronavirus: youre not wrong there man.

    • @andyjay729
      @andyjay729 4 роки тому +19

      He probably won't be able to actually go to Samoa for a while like he did "the Saints".

    • @adrianatgaming8640
      @adrianatgaming8640 4 роки тому +7

      @@andyjay729 but hey at least hannah's going to st. lucia soon!

    • @Lugmillord
      @Lugmillord 4 роки тому +8

      Climate change: Heh, we'll see about that.

    • @adrianhiisssthecat3795
      @adrianhiisssthecat3795 4 роки тому +4

      @@andyjay729 I just checked, Samoa has no case yet, some other lucky Pacifics yet are NZ's Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

    • @andyjay729
      @andyjay729 4 роки тому +3

      @@adrianatgaming8640 Well, I wouldn't be too certain on that either. Are there any cases there or nearby in the Caribbean?

  • @edgelord8337
    @edgelord8337 4 роки тому +365

    It's a good thing that the emus haven't invaded any more nations.
    Oceania also has a lost continent.
    It's called zelandia and is under water and at one time was above the water.
    It would have been half the size of Australia and be the biggest island in the world.

    • @alabama100
      @alabama100 4 роки тому +88

      We found Old Zealand

    • @shadowfan982
      @shadowfan982 4 роки тому +12

      @Big Smoke because greenland exists

    • @Kyleharrij
      @Kyleharrij 4 роки тому +24

      @@alabama100 old Zealand is ac a place in the Netherlands

    • @afunnymonkey4948
      @afunnymonkey4948 4 роки тому +6

      @Big Smoke because technically it is a continent, so a lot of people don't count it as an island.

    • @shadowfan982
      @shadowfan982 4 роки тому

      @@brianisme6498 oh yeah I forgot that flat maps distort things

  • @odi0077
    @odi0077 4 роки тому +42

    About melanesia, the name comes from the Greek word "μελανος" =melanόs which means "dark colour, close to black". Hence the name of a region where the people have dark skin .

  • @desanipt
    @desanipt 4 роки тому +186

    The all weird faces when explaining the possible Micronesia/ Federal States of Micronesia confusion thing were funny, being himself from the United States of America.

  • @nathanclaypole3778
    @nathanclaypole3778 4 роки тому +41

    *Confused about a place called Micronesia within Micronesia; lives in a place called America within America”

    • @rossittanotere6258
      @rossittanotere6258 3 роки тому +3

      I think people just say Micronesia instead of FSM-Federate States of Micronesia.

  • @TsurumiExp-SKH
    @TsurumiExp-SKH 4 роки тому +397

    "We're going to reach the end of UN members."
    Me, a Taiwanese: *HOORAY!!!*

    • @adrianatgaming8640
      @adrianatgaming8640 4 роки тому +12

      why do you have a japanese name lol

    • @TsurumiExp-SKH
      @TsurumiExp-SKH 4 роки тому +68

      @@adrianatgaming8640 I just don't wanna use my real name, so I made up a Japanese one since I used to travel to Japan quite often.

    • @jimmywu1011
      @jimmywu1011 4 роки тому +31

      Yo, I'm also a Taiwanese! I've been a geography now fan for such a long time, can't wait if one day Barbs make a video on Taiwan!

    • @voongnz
      @voongnz 4 роки тому +15

      Polynesians came from Taiwan.

    • @GumSkyloard
      @GumSkyloard 4 роки тому +3

      Isn't Taiwan not part of the UN?
      Or am I mixing stuff up? (sorryyy)

  • @rajanrao
    @rajanrao 4 роки тому +77

    I actually laughed at the "love square"

  • @solangeboavida226
    @solangeboavida226 4 роки тому +95

    I loved this episode......I love how you mentioned East Timor as well......I'm mixed with Timorese and I had taken a DNA test and found that I am 29% Melanesian, which I figured would be due to my Timorese side.
    Love and support from Australia

    • @solangeboavida226
      @solangeboavida226 4 роки тому +3

      @@SantomPh yea I figured after speaking to my family about it but also I had Filipino mixture too also Portuguese which made sense due to Timor history

    • @parlino5375
      @parlino5375 4 роки тому +4

      I'm also mixed with Timorese because of my parent but I haven't take DNA test.
      Love and support from Indonesia

    • @maryocecilyo3372
      @maryocecilyo3372 4 роки тому +9

      @@solangeboavida226 btw you surname "boavida" means "good life" in portuguese

    • @solangeboavida226
      @solangeboavida226 4 роки тому +5

      @@maryocecilyo3372 I already knew that but thanks anyways.......

    • @amandaacruz
      @amandaacruz 2 роки тому

      what DNA test did you take?

  • @ghostvelocity7509
    @ghostvelocity7509 4 роки тому +26

    Yay! I love learning about this part of the world especially because outside of Australia and New Zealand, you don’t really hear about these unique and awesome pacific island nations/territories! Thanks Geography Now and keep up the great work making these very informative videos! I love to learn from you guys!

  • @squeeerle
    @squeeerle 2 роки тому +5

    Thank you! I am teaching a little geography class on Mondays and this coming week is Oceania. Your stuff is always great but also especially helpful while I help my kids explore our planet!

  • @dylanpotter5954
    @dylanpotter5954 8 місяців тому +6

    I'm an Australian and have been binge-watching your videos about Oceania (and Indonesia and Timor-Leste). It's great learning about my neighbours and the continent in, I know so much about Europe and Middle East but not my own backyard...but our brothers and sisters across the Pacific are so interesting themselves! Keep up the great work mate

    • @Lana-pf5ce
      @Lana-pf5ce 7 місяців тому +3

      Oceania is one of the most unknown regions in the world. I love it here

    • @vraifj6629
      @vraifj6629 4 місяці тому +1

      Bula from Fiji 🇫🇯❤

  • @thathabsfan1431
    @thathabsfan1431 4 роки тому +1

    Great video! Always one upping yourself Barbs and crew! Please don’t stop content when you done! I know that slot to ask but we all appreciate you so much!

  • @GlamorousTitanic21
    @GlamorousTitanic21 4 роки тому +91

    I thought you guys were going to talk about Oceania in 1984.

    • @GlamorousTitanic21
      @GlamorousTitanic21 4 роки тому +13

      George Doty-Williams I guess because much of their territory was made up of islands and coastal areas.

    • @lidulkadut
      @lidulkadut 4 роки тому +13

      Goldstein double plus un-good!

    • @aswedishperspective4961
      @aswedishperspective4961 4 роки тому +6

      Who would he say they’re at war with

    • @GlamorousTitanic21
      @GlamorousTitanic21 4 роки тому +7

      A Swedish Perspective from what Big Brother said (and Big Brother is always right) Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia. Eastasia has always been the ally.

    • @fduranthesee
      @fduranthesee 4 роки тому

      @@georgedoty-williams2085 alotta ocean between their territor(y/ies)

  • @sularm1444
    @sularm1444 4 роки тому +12

    Love the episode so far, so sad that we are running out of countries, could you do a episode about all the Canadian cities, keep up the great work

  • @cptbeto
    @cptbeto 4 роки тому +2

    I can't stress enough how amazing your videos are, and what an awesome service you provide to the curious folk of the world. Chapeau!

  • @Alex.Horbach
    @Alex.Horbach 4 роки тому +49

    Barbs, have you ever considered re-recording the first countries of the series? I feel that you improved a lot on the format of the videos and I would love to see some countries with the better production plus presenters that joined after. And I say this as a Brazilian who would appreciate a longer episode because of the size of the country and how much diversity we have here :)

    • @Sarajevo_1999
      @Sarajevo_1999 2 роки тому +5

      Oh Afganistan episode will be so different nowadays

  • @timmtamzz
    @timmtamzz 4 роки тому +19

    Damn Barby, you actually mentioned the whole bit about Rotuma being Polynesian. Thoroughly impressed. Thanks!

  • @tuvaluanconservative5535
    @tuvaluanconservative5535 4 роки тому +5

    I think you explained great the Oceania Region and i am excited for the Tuvalu episode 💪🇹🇻

  • @willyhyena
    @willyhyena 4 роки тому +2

    very well done Paul! I am honored that you showed the world my postcard of the "Tree that Owns Itself!" in Athens, GA!

  • @Faith-zo6up
    @Faith-zo6up 4 роки тому +1

    You did a great job Barb! Thanks for putting us on the 'Geography Now' map :) Big fan!

  • @dannyygraf
    @dannyygraf 2 роки тому +30

    I’m 16 now and I’ve lived 12 years in Melanesia (specifically Fiji for 8 years, Vanuatu for 1 and Papua New Guinea for 3 and a half) and the people are the best. I now moved back to Europe but I miss it every day. If you ever have the chance, please visit Fiji cause Fijians are the most kind hearted loving people in the world (also please visit so the tourism industry can stay alive after covid)

    • @dannyygraf
      @dannyygraf 2 роки тому +1

      @Fiji Country Ball hey mate, alg I'm in Macedonia now, so, far away from the action 😅😅. How's stuff in Fiji, I heard the mask mandate was lifted ey? How's tourism? Genuinely a delight to get your reply, I miss fiji so much, much love bro, Moce

    • @solomontrump
      @solomontrump Рік тому

      I gotta compare my fro to a Fiji 🇫🇯 fro someday

    • @DK-es7su
      @DK-es7su 10 місяців тому

      Same man, my family is from Maluku and I live in Europe. The vibes are much better there

  • @zappawench6048
    @zappawench6048 4 роки тому +4

    Wow, this region of the world is amazingly diverse and fascinating! Definitely going to seek out documentaries about these marvellous people now!

  • @WarrenWebber
    @WarrenWebber 4 роки тому +1

    Best of luck to you making new episodes during this covid 19 stay-at-home time!

  • @lukeking7487
    @lukeking7487 2 роки тому +1

    Mad respect for all the work you’ve put in over the years mate thank you for teaching us all so much about the world.

  • @rachelellebye5203
    @rachelellebye5203 4 роки тому +76

    It's 12:41 am in Norway, and I'm watching Geography Now - gotta love quarantine life!

    • @emeraldsroses0524
      @emeraldsroses0524 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, same in The Netherlands. My excuse is cleaning up my laptop to see if it can go a wee bit faster.

    • @trappist1-e301
      @trappist1-e301 4 роки тому

      Well its 01:44 were I live
      I was about to sleep until geography now uploaded

    • @alexandreleroux3170
      @alexandreleroux3170 4 роки тому +6

      Same here in France, good luck and stay safe European brothers and sisters ❤️

    • @p4m209
      @p4m209 4 роки тому

      10:46 am in east Australia

    • @mbxoc954
      @mbxoc954 4 роки тому +2

      In Germany too

  • @UTubeTulip
    @UTubeTulip 4 роки тому +16

    6:00 Barbs: A country in Micronesia called Micronesia *shrugs*
    Imagine if there was a country in the Americas called America, that would be so weird too.

    • @rossittanotere6258
      @rossittanotere6258 3 роки тому

      He means FSM = Federate States of Micronesia
      We just say Micronesia and they'll just understand that it's FSM.

  • @SerendibiteStudios
    @SerendibiteStudios 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you! This was very helpful. You’re good at explaining things simply and clearly! :)

  • @EnneBeam
    @EnneBeam 2 місяці тому +1

    YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM YOU MENTIONED NORFOLK AND PITCAIRN!!! I am a decendant of both of the islands and my heart rate physically sped up when you were listing islands as I feared you wouldnt mention them (Most videos dont) you really know your stuff, thankyou, Mais Tentulã Mais Lubbé😭❤🙏

  • @ModernWhoFan5B
    @ModernWhoFan5B 4 роки тому +58

    I love that the "Six continents" map has North and South America as one continent, but still separates Europe and Asia.

    • @maninredhelm
      @maninredhelm 4 роки тому +18

      Even Asia and Africa are more connected than North America and South America.

    • @samweldon8104
      @samweldon8104 2 роки тому +4

      Right? I've never understood that. Like, if we're separating based on cultural differences, then I would argue that SW Asia and East Asia are more different than SW Asia and Europe, so why is the split where it is? I mean, we all know why, it's because it's based on a Euro-centric view of the world where Europe is somehow apart from Asia. Even as a kid, I never understood why we divided Europe and Asia like that. Frankly, I would even say a case could be made for Afro-Eurasia to all be one continent, just like how some call the Americas one continent. Then again, at least Africa is somewhat physically cut off from Eurasia, so that division makes some sense, but Europe and Asia are for sure one continent.

    • @theblackryvius6613
      @theblackryvius6613 2 роки тому +1

      @@samweldon8104 where is Africa physically cut off from Asia? I thought the Sinai Peninsula was in Asia

    • @GlaceonStudios
      @GlaceonStudios 2 роки тому +4

      @@theblackryvius6613 The Suez Canal, technically. But if we're going off Atlas Pro's criteria that a continental boundary is where a climatic region is at its thinnest point, then the boundary is still between the Sinai Peninsula and the rest of Egypt.
      However, he also split Eurasia into Asia, Europe, Anarabia, Achaemenia, and Aindia based on mountain ranges, although in essence Europe, Anarabia (including the Iranian plateau), and India are more like subcontinents--divided more culturally than geographically.

    • @Jay-ov4xq
      @Jay-ov4xq 2 роки тому +1

      As an European we all learned in school that there are 7 continents in the world where America is split into North America and South America.

  • @mr.blonde8808
    @mr.blonde8808 4 роки тому +7

    Can't wait for the Tuvalu and Vanuatu episodes!!!

  • @srirachapokemon
    @srirachapokemon Рік тому +1

    Thanks! I learned a lot in this video. I'll be coming back to it and the other videos on this channel.

  • @ruahruah2154
    @ruahruah2154 4 роки тому

    great episode, thanks very much! always nice and interesting to see

  • @FilmCutsReal
    @FilmCutsReal 4 роки тому +14

    Geography now: Oceania has the least population of all continents
    Antarctica: Am I a joke to you?

  • @Mara-no9pr
    @Mara-no9pr 4 роки тому +3

    I love Seterra! It’s super useful for studying. It’s definitely helped me pass some social studies exams.

  • @markappleyard5856
    @markappleyard5856 Рік тому

    Great channel bro . Love watching these

  • @gabrielleee8597
    @gabrielleee8597 4 роки тому +1

    Literally my favorite channel everrrrr ❤❤❤

  • @kaumibon
    @kaumibon 5 місяців тому +3

    As a Torres Strait Islander. We are genetically Melanesian, culturally similar but there are a few islands that are close to mainland Australia where the Kaurareg peoples are a mixture of mainland Aboriginals and Melanesians and state that they're an Aboriginal nation.

  • @luiginorse3939
    @luiginorse3939 4 роки тому +152

    It’s like a girlfriend and a boyfriend broke up, but they relized that they had a dog before breaking up. Well New Zealand is like that dog. Australasia gets to keep him sometimes. And then it’s polenisia

    • @Finish303
      @Finish303 4 роки тому +12

      That dog has the best land though! Dad (Australia) got the desert while mom got all the tiny islands.

    • @zorrow_
      @zorrow_ 4 роки тому +4

      Finish303 Their struggling, dogs are peaceful

    • @michaelstanton4059
      @michaelstanton4059 4 роки тому +6

      @@Finish303 Dad got the main house. Mum got all the investment properties.

    • @KateeAngel
      @KateeAngel 4 роки тому +3

      Zealandia is its own submerged continent. Only New Zealand and New Caledonia remain above water

    • @thefrenchselkie1401
      @thefrenchselkie1401 4 роки тому +7

      I see it as more of this: Canada&America are the older siblings, raised by Britain (With Uncle France coming in and spending time with Canada when Britain wasn't looking) and when America went through their teenage rebellion and became independent, Britain went off to go find new kids to raise (read: colonise). They adopted these two unrelated kids, Australia and NZ, who lived together reluctantly at first then grew closer as they grew up.
      The two sets of kids meet for the first time in the trenches of WW1 when Britain introduces them. After the war, Britain moved back to Europe and NZ&Australia got independence. During WW2, Australia, Canada, America and New Zealand only got closer.
      Canada and New Zealand somewhat rely on their bigger, more powerful older siblings, but are annoyed they keep getting mistaken as their older siblings when traveling overseas.
      Although America spends most of their time with Canada and Australia sounds most of their time with NZ because their houses are right next to each other, during family reunions America and Australia will sneak off to do crazy shenanigans together (Probably annoying Britain by butchering the Queen's English) while Canada and New Zealand chat about hockey and rugby while sipping on tea.

  • @Guydude777
    @Guydude777 4 роки тому +3

    Very insightful and very much appreciated!

  • @srinivasadireddi
    @srinivasadireddi 4 роки тому +1

    So informative! Your videos are too good!

  • @TheNinjaDC
    @TheNinjaDC 4 роки тому +183

    Barby: "Some areas teach there are only 6 continents"
    Me: "Oh, must be ones that stick with Eurasia."
    Map: North & South America are one continent.
    Me: *o.O*

    • @luis_zuniga
      @luis_zuniga 4 роки тому +35

      That continent it's called 'America' in Spanish.

    • @nachoqualsevol554
      @nachoqualsevol554 4 роки тому +32

      We consider around here 6 continents : America / Europe / Asia / Africa / Oceania / Antarctica.

    • @ayubsherif5898
      @ayubsherif5898 4 роки тому +24

      continents are divided based on petty much common knowledge. If they were divided based on tectonic plates, there would be more than 20 continents. New Zealand and Cuba would be two of them

    • @franciscoguinledebarros4429
      @franciscoguinledebarros4429 4 роки тому +5

      Oh please we have an 8/7 system in my country, Europe Asia Africa Antarctica Oceania and the Americas, which can be North, South and Central or Latin and Anglo

    • @ajvark
      @ajvark 4 роки тому +19

      Russia at least teaches Eurasia and Two Americas, as far as I know. The one America continent is popular with spanish/portuguese speaking countries

  • @dangerislander
    @dangerislander 4 роки тому +5

    Omggg you pronounced my country correctly!!! You said Niue the way its supposed to be pronounced! Thank you so much :)

  • @VndyPrince
    @VndyPrince 4 роки тому

    Killer episode as always. Keep being awesome.

  • @simonchipimo1916
    @simonchipimo1916 2 роки тому

    Always watch and learn from you guys and appreciate humour as well lol! From Lusaka, Zambia

  • @ZincFold
    @ZincFold 9 місяців тому +3

    "Oceania is vast, Oceania is expanding, Oceania is hospitable and generous, Oceania is humanity rising from the depths of brine and regions of fire deeper still, Oceania is us. We are the sea, we are the ocean…" - Epeli Hau'ofa

  • @withoutther3199
    @withoutther3199 4 роки тому +11

    Finally, I wanted an episode about Oceania so bad!
    Anyway I always thought Australia and the Islands around (like Solomon Islands) are a continent, while Polynesia, Micronesia and most of Melanesia aren't, but we created this geographical term, Oceania, to mentally locate them.

  • @beeveli
    @beeveli 4 роки тому +1

    Very informative and interesting, thank you!

  • @ambairiri1539
    @ambairiri1539 Рік тому

    Love the personality! Really enjoyed the video, very accurate, I might add!

  • @yonanolesaligugi
    @yonanolesaligugi 4 роки тому +7

    9:40 Quick correction: Melanesian peoples, as well as Indigenous Australians ARE Black. They aren't African but they were racialized as Black during colonization similarly to African peoples. There is a history of political movements surrounding their Blackness and their experience as a Black people. The word "Melanesia" itself roughly translates to "Islands of Black People".

  • @william3496
    @william3496 4 роки тому +9

    in sweden we say ”världsdelar” which translates to world parts basically. we have the work kontinent also but världsdelar includes oceania in a simpler way

  • @arianeazambuja3999
    @arianeazambuja3999 5 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for your contents! It's amazing!

  • @mauigoddess2000
    @mauigoddess2000 3 роки тому

    Love your teaching style!!

  • @Kalani_Saiko
    @Kalani_Saiko 3 роки тому +8

    Oceania isn't actually a continent, just a geographical region containing Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and various other pacific islands, for all those in the comments stating otherwise.
    I am aussie btw

    • @aapooloomeeh
      @aapooloomeeh 2 роки тому +2

      Umm... it seems australians are the only ones who think that way, bc all the other comments are saying it's called Oceania and they're people who live in Oceania too so...
      I mean ik in the us they call it Australia too but I think you're the only ones. In Europe we also call it Oceania, and if I'm not mistaken, in South America too. Idk about Asia tho

    • @nickislander4915
      @nickislander4915 2 роки тому

      Its usually north americans and Australia that refers to the pacific as Australia, Especially aussie. Lowkey feel like they salty cuz fiji and new Zealand didnt join the new country called " Australia" at the time, so they just called the whole region Australia lol

    • @Kalani_Saiko
      @Kalani_Saiko 2 роки тому

      @@nickislander4915 Australia isn't a region either, nobody refers to the pacific as australia either, just the continent (consisting of australia and australia only)

  • @frank_calvert
    @frank_calvert 4 роки тому +96

    omg the way you said macquarie hah, if only you had a macquarie dictionary to know how to say it

    • @p4m209
      @p4m209 4 роки тому +5

      “MacCOWrie”

    • @juminhan6793
      @juminhan6793 4 роки тому +1

      Mac-KWUH- ah- ree is how I say it.

    • @peepeetrain8755
      @peepeetrain8755 4 роки тому +6

      @@juminhan6793 mac- qwar-rie. Trust me, i live close to port macquarie, got friends there. and when they say it, we usually say 'port', but it is mack-quwar-ry (i don't know hot to phonetically spell it)

    • @frank_calvert
      @frank_calvert 4 роки тому +4

      @@peepeetrain8755 you guys should learn the International Phonetic Alphabet, i say it as /məkwaɹiː/ or /məkwaɪɹiː/

    • @p4m209
      @p4m209 4 роки тому +1

      Jumin Han
      I think that it’s Mac-Kwah-ree

  • @mushyomens6885
    @mushyomens6885 4 роки тому

    GOD YOU'RE AMAZING, YOU CANT IMAGINE HOW USEFUL THIS VIDEO IS , I LOVE THESE KIND OF FILLERS..

  • @arthurmint
    @arthurmint 4 роки тому

    Can I drink tea from the Geography Now 'coffee mug'? haha - love the channel by the way

  • @alabama100
    @alabama100 4 роки тому +149

    Barbs: soon we will reach *the end*
    Coronavirus: Yep

    • @eavn9684
      @eavn9684 4 роки тому +22

      Coronavirus: **Cries in 97% survival rate**

    • @jplata3643
      @jplata3643 4 роки тому +4

      Lol

    • @meferswift
      @meferswift 4 роки тому +1

      @@eavn9684 cries on distrupted economy.

    • @MissingGamer
      @MissingGamer 4 роки тому

      You mean "Yap"?
      I should get punched

  • @jameslowe936
    @jameslowe936 4 роки тому +3

    Sneaky Paul! I was convinced this episode was gonna be about EEZ's, but as an Oceanian resident this is much better

  • @SageThyme23
    @SageThyme23 4 роки тому

    I recommend you adding sponsor links to the description.
    But wow 6 years. I've been watching since the start and i can't believe its been so long

  • @DrFanunu
    @DrFanunu 4 роки тому +2

    Been Wondering what Oceania is; now I understand! Thank you for your upload.

  • @anonymousinternetaddict
    @anonymousinternetaddict 4 роки тому +21

    Can't believe we'll reach the end of the UN states soon. I've been watching since the Benin episode and it's been so mad to see you grow to where you are now but at the same time it's literally taken forever

  • @bozozium
    @bozozium 4 роки тому +9

    I’ve been watching since around Japan and I never thought of “The End”

  • @nucainchicksaw4411
    @nucainchicksaw4411 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this video!

  • @noahdeng9401
    @noahdeng9401 4 роки тому +2

    Congratulations on still working on your vidoes despite the pandemic! I hope you can cover the least explored countries of the world while not getting infected!

  • @Kyleharrij
    @Kyleharrij 4 роки тому +83

    DID YOU JUST SAY MACARY ISLAND?🤦‍♂️
    Mac-kwa-ry

    • @alh.21
      @alh.21 4 роки тому +9

      Say Worcestershire

    • @mulraf
      @mulraf 4 роки тому

      ‍♂️ can someone explain me why this is used so much lately like completely out of context? (actual serious question)

    • @FairyCRat
      @FairyCRat 4 роки тому +12

      @@alh.21 Wuh-ster-sheer
      Please don't start with this game, Australia and UK. We all know it's impossible to predict how your place names are going to be pronounced.

    • @cgrecommended
      @cgrecommended 4 роки тому +5

      Mah-quarry

    • @gentlemanvanilla
      @gentlemanvanilla 4 роки тому +2

      And May-ori, even though he made the same mistake and corrected it in the NZ vid

  • @tasilua1051
    @tasilua1051 3 роки тому +8

    As a samoan the closest languages in my view is tuvalu and tokelau, i can understand around 80 percent if tokelauan

  • @bachopinbee5991
    @bachopinbee5991 4 роки тому

    Amazing video! Just amazing!

  • @maitreyeeroy2005
    @maitreyeeroy2005 4 роки тому

    Your videos help me a lot Barby. Thank you so much. 💖👌

  • @pawesacharczuk971
    @pawesacharczuk971 4 роки тому +5

    Seterra is really cool, full recommend from me :)

  • @markleon411
    @markleon411 4 роки тому +116

    When pronouncing "Macquarie", emphasise the "quar" part, not the "Mac" part.

    • @MrMatticusFynchCH2
      @MrMatticusFynchCH2 4 роки тому +14

      Say it with me now folks, [Ma-kwoh-ree]

    • @Mentally_Will
      @Mentally_Will 4 роки тому +4

      So it's basically like McQuarry?

    • @barocaalamka
      @barocaalamka 4 роки тому

      I also had this thought of pronouncing it as "mercury".
      IDK if they sound the same.

    • @markleon411
      @markleon411 4 роки тому +2

      @@barocaalamka no. It's pronounced as I have indicated above. Governor Lachlan Macquarie was the first Governor of the colony of New South Wales so there are many things around Sydney named after him, such as Macquarie University, the suburb of Macquarie Park and Macquarie Street is where state parliament is located. Sydneysiders are very familiar with the pronunciation.

    • @barocaalamka
      @barocaalamka 4 роки тому

      @@markleon411 appreciated.

  • @aloha_lax
    @aloha_lax 2 роки тому +1

    thank you so much! i’m making a geography club and my first unit to teach is Oceania. this video was great!

  • @henrikandersen9240
    @henrikandersen9240 4 роки тому +1

    Luv this channel and have been with u since denmark. Maybe start from the beginning and add culture and stuff to the earlier videoes. I kinda feel like the first countries could need that extra brushup. #keepitup#informative#objective

  • @jonathanahmad3990
    @jonathanahmad3990 2 роки тому +5

    Actually, the eastern part of Indonesia, which is not only West Papua but also Maluku Islands and Nusa Tenggara Islands is part of Oceania, not only geographically but also ethnically and genetically. Indonesia is not only part of Southeast Asia but also plays an important role for Oceania. Love Oceania

  • @salrk
    @salrk 4 роки тому +13

    Finally! I love Oceania, it's my favorite continent.

  • @polinae5408
    @polinae5408 4 роки тому

    Just discovered the channel! You rock!

  • @emilyhua5045
    @emilyhua5045 2 місяці тому +1

    Every once in a while, review my geography. That was an amazing. Thank you

  • @kiwimcmango
    @kiwimcmango 4 роки тому +55

    Barbs: Soon we will reach the end
    Thanos: Oh goody

  • @rk9atx
    @rk9atx 4 роки тому +3

    When you eventually run out of countries you should re-updated videos of the older videos and do version 2.0 for the most recent countries.

  • @elirothblatt5602
    @elirothblatt5602 3 роки тому +1

    This is great, thank you!

  • @joshuatalks6213
    @joshuatalks6213 3 роки тому

    Awesome video!

  • @SpideyDee
    @SpideyDee 4 роки тому +12

    "Toss a coin to your Witcher" has a very different meaning on Yap.

  • @MrMrMuhummad
    @MrMrMuhummad 4 роки тому +5

    I’m so glad you mentioned my dad’s people the Torres Strait islanders !!! And yes they ain’t like the native aborigines of Australia 🇦🇺 they even can understand Tok Pisin of PNG being that their own version is very similar much like the Cooky islanders w/ Maori

    • @MrMrMuhummad
      @MrMrMuhummad 4 роки тому

      SantomPh I’m talking about the Creole not the local toughs

  • @jaxongames1053
    @jaxongames1053 2 роки тому

    Thank u for sponsoring that fun website !

  • @paulwally9007
    @paulwally9007 3 роки тому

    Brilliant video!

  • @deisebrsoares
    @deisebrsoares 3 роки тому +14

    I am Brazilian, I am studying this for my exams and there is almost no content in Portuguese so thank you very much for having it in English :)

  • @mohitdubey3146
    @mohitdubey3146 3 роки тому +3

    Eagerly waiting for the Vanuatu 🇻🇺 episode

  • @Hession0Drasha
    @Hession0Drasha 4 роки тому

    Try doing overviews of larger regions like Europe, north America, south Asia. Things like that. It's cool having the one type of content with breadth not depth but then also having the other with country specific episodes :D