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AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA. POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY. Australia is island, country, and continent Roughly the size of the U.S. It is made up of six states and two territories Plus many island territories in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and they claim territory in Antarctica

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AUSTRALIA

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  1. AUSTRALIA

  2. POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY • Australia is island, country, and continent • Roughly the size of the U.S. • It is made up of six states and two territories • Plus many island territories in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and they claim territory in Antarctica • Most of its population in on the southeastern coast (four reasons why)

  3. POPULATION DENSITY MAP WHY? 1. Good River Systems

  4. CLIMATE Tropical Rainforest 2. Temperate climates/middle latitudes are ideal for agriculture 3. Many of Australia’s deserts are on or near the Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Capricorn Temperate

  5. 4. Great Divide Range – forced settlers to stay near the coast until a pass was found

  6. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY • Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef system in the world

  7. Ayers Rock(Uluru) and the Olgas are sacred Aboriginal sites • The two mountains are actually one solid sandstone rock • Ayers Rock is located nearly in the center of Australia • The mountain changes color depending on the time of day PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

  8. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY • OUTBACK – refers to any region outside the urban areas • Technically, it is arid and semiarid interior regions • AKA – “the Bush”

  9. WAVE ROCK

  10. NULLARBOR PLAINS 300 feet cliffs What do you think formed these cliffs?

  11. NAME THAT AUSSIE WILDLIFE

  12. AUSTRALIAN HISTORY • Aborigines refer to the indigenous people that came about 40,000 years ago • 1606 Dutch first landed on the western island

  13. 1770 Captain Cook arrived in Botany Bay and claim for Britain • Instead of being hanged prisoners could be transported to prison colonies in Virginia and Maryland. After the U.S. independence the British began “Transporting” prisoners to Australia in 1786 • For good behavior a prisoner could be released and given a land grant • By 1793 FREE settlers began colonizing AUSTRALIAN HISTORY continue

  14. ABORIGANESE • Mirrors the American Indian culture in many ways • Tribal • Removal Act • Government Reservation lands • Many casino are popping up on reservations • Similar problem today

  15. SYDNEY OPRA HOUSE • SPORTS INCLUDE • AUSSIE FOOTBALL • CRICKET • TENNIS • GOLF • SURFING • RUGBY CULTURE

  16. BEWARE OF SHARKS

  17. The Big Smoke A city G’daymateGood on ya! toilet dunny In trouble or sticky situation Translate that phrase? Up a gum tree Oz Australians Willy-Willy Cyclone Nipper Kid cookie biscuit Tiring work Hard yacker New surfer Shark biscuit Drongo Idiot Swagman Hobo

  18. PACIFIC RIM • Rim of Fire - The Pacific Islands are primarily formed by volcanic activity • Atoll – Island formed when volcanos recede and coral reefs remain Molokini Hawaii Atufu Atoll

  19. Polynesia • Greek phrase for sub region of Oceania • Made up of over a thousand island • Largest culture group in the Pacific

  20. POLYNESIAN TRIANGLE • Ranges from Hawaii in the North • New Zealand in the southwest • Easter Island to the southeast

  21. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

  22. Two islands • North Island – Forest and fertile lowlands • South Island – larger with many mountains • Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand • Economy • Agriculture and Sheep herding (wool) • Movie Industry (Lord of the Rings) • Tourism NEW ZEALAND

  23. Languages • English - from British colonies • Maori – from indigenous New Zealanders • Haka – Rugby ritual based on Maori war dance • Tattooing was a social status started in Polynesia • Chiefs and warriors would have facial tattoos (moko)

  24. Mariana Trench – At 36,201 feet or just around 7 miles deepest point on Earth • That’s over 6000 feet more than Everest is tall • Off the island Guam

  25. Easter Island 37 feet tall Not only do we not know why they were built, but we also don’t know how?

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