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Locatio n , Clim a te, & Natural Res o urces

Locatio n , Clim a te, & Natural Res o urces. Where P e op l e L i ve & How They Trade. Locatio n , Clim a te, & Natural Res o urces. Where P e op l e L i ve & How They Trade. Austral i a is both a continent & a country. It l ies about 2,000 mi l es southeast of Asia.

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Locatio n , Clim a te, & Natural Res o urces

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  1. Location,Climate,& NaturalResources WherePeopleLive& HowTheyTrade

  2. Location,Climate,& NaturalResources WherePeopleLive& HowTheyTrade

  3. Australiaisboth acontinent& acountry. • Itliesabout2,000milessoutheastofAsia. • SurroundedbutthePacificOceanontheeastandtheIndianOceanonthewest. • It’sinthesouthernhemisphere. • Literallythe“landdownunder”!

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  6. Climatevariesacrossthecontinent. • Australia issouthoftheequator,soit’sclimateisoppositethatofNorthAmerica: • Summer:DecemberthroughMarch • Winter:JunethroughSeptember

  7. MountHotham,Victoria

  8. ThenorthernpartofAustralia isclosesttotheequator. • Ithasatropicalclimateandiswarm-to- • hotallyearround. • Itgetsmorerainthananyotherpartof • thecountry. • Winter:wetandcool • Summer:hotanddry

  9. WhitsundayIsland,Queensland

  10. CentralAustraliaismostlydesert. • ThisisthelargestpartofAustralia. • Verylittlerainfallshere. • Mostofthisareagetslessthan10 • inchesofrainperyear!

  11. Outback(AyersRock)

  12. ··- I NDIAN OCEAN CoralSeu ........ Territory ·· ....····..........,.·.······........· •••• ••••••••• Ta11an1i••• ••••• ·-.................. ,......... ••...__G Desert.••·..••••••••-. ---.re flIS " • ••."••.•.:• \ Q ·· .··... •.•.•••••••••••·.....,fJ"':••••.•.•·•·•·••·•·.•.• "••,•• r/,, I'••,••••••:•,••• : 'i ••• •• •••••• ..·•••···.........: "• -"Que.ensIand " ..... .:'· .;.e,.,"::•.···..; • .."little"·····{. ••:Sandy:Gibson••••J ••Alice'. . •'•Deserl.••"Desert:•• •····u··1••'•Springs·•. Si111pson•.i::··•·.•••: •.•.Desert••.:•••••:· uc.u.•. .. ·:•.....••••···::·:•• ).··.3..-'··.• ·••••. :"•...• ...•I:···-...: .•-..•··• .:=--··r·.::::······::::..:.::::··: ....: Western Australia : ··:'Stne·.•' • ·.,".\'••"teckif• '•,••• 1 ••••., '••••••• ·.:···.D·..eser.f.. ' GreatVictoria1D•e••se,.,,•• .····...····.,r.,·. ·····.·. ··....:: ... Gret1t Att.\trttli""Bii:ltt I ND IAN O CEAN / PedirkaDesert2TirariDesert J SturtStonyDe·ert Tasmania T rrltoryJBTJervsBayTerrtory 0 200 1000km

  13. Onlythesoutheastandsouthwestcornersalongthecoastshave a temperateclimate. • Summersaren’ttoohot&wintersaren’t • toocold. • Theclimateintheseregionsistheone • thatmostAustraliansprefer. • MostAustralianslivealongsoutheastern • coast.

  14. NorthernTemlory Queensland • W 7wAIa SCllllllAJl11 'ej

  15. TouristsfromthenorthernhemispherevisitAustralia’swarmbeacheswhenitiswinterintheircountry.TouristsfromthenorthernhemispherevisitAustralia’swarmbeacheswhenitiswinterintheircountry. • Touristsusuallywaituntilspringorfalltovisittheruralareas&theoutback. • It’snottoohotthen.

  16. GoldCoast,Queensland

  17. OutbackreferstothedryinteriorofAustralia. • It’smainlyopen countryside,including • vastexpansesofgrazingland. • Thereareonlya fewwidelyscatteredsettlementsintheOutback. • Manyofthemgrewuparoundmining • operations.

  18. Boulia,Queensland

  19. AcrossmuchofAustralia,thegroundisbarren&notidealforfarming(outback).AcrossmuchofAustralia,thegroundisbarren&notidealforfarming(outback). • Manymineralsarefoundhere:gold, • silver,uranium,coal,copper,&ironore • Australiahasexportednearly$400 billionworthofmetals,minerals,&fuelsinthepast20years. • Naturalresourcesaccountfor1/3ofthe • country’seconomy!

  20. BrokenHillTownship –MiningTown in NewSouthWales

  21. Australiaexportsmorecoal&ironorethananyothercountry. • Itleadstheworldinminingbauxite, • titanium,&diamonds. • Noothercountryhasmorereservesof • lead,cadmium,ornickel.

  22. NaturalresourceshavealwaysbeenimportanttoAustraliantrade. • Inthemid-1800s,Australia hada goldrush • inthesouthernregion. • ThousandsofimmigrantsmovedtoAustraliatofindgold. • ManycamefromEngland,Ireland, • Germany,&China.

  23. SuperPit–World’sLargestGoldMine

  24. Inthenon-desertregions,Australiansgrowmanygrains. • Grainsaregrownininlandregionsofthecoastalstates(nottoohot/dryhere). • Grainsinclude awiderangeofdifferent • crops: • Wheat,barley,sorghum,rye,rice, • chickpeas,lentils,&oilseeds

  25. FarmlandinQueensland

  26. Thecoastalareasarethemostpopulated. • Mostpeoplelivealongtheeastcoast. • ThemostpopulatedcityisSydney,in • NewSouthWales. • AnotherpopulatedcityisBrisbane,Queensland.

  27. Sydney,NewSouthWales

  28. Brisbane,Queensland

  29. Nearly80%ofAustraliansliveinurbanareas. • Australiaisoneoftheworld’smost • urbanizedcountries. • 70%ofallAustraliansliveincitiesofmorethan100,000people. • Sydneyhas3.5millionpeople. • Melbournehasabout3millionpeople.

  30. Sydney,NewSouthWales

  31. GoldCoast,Queensland

  32. Australia’stoptradingpartnersforexportsare:China (29.5%),Japan(19.3%),SouthKorea(8%),&India (4.9%). • Australia’stoptradingpartnersforimportsare:China(18.2%),US(11.6%),Japan(7.8%),Singapore(5.9%), Germany(4.6%),Thailand(4.2%),&SouthKorea(4%). • AustraliaexportstonsofnaturalresourcestoChina. • 50%ofiron oreexportsgotoChina. • Inreturn,ChinaprovidesAustraliawithaffordablefinishedgoods (cars,kitchenappliances,etc.).

  33. Foreigntouristscreateonly1/4ofAustralia’s$81billiontouristindustry.Foreigntouristscreateonly1/4ofAustralia’s$81billiontouristindustry. • Australia’slocationmakesitexpensive • forpeopletovisitfromothercountries. • Australiansdothemajorityoftourism • withintheirowncountry. • ItsremotelocationintheSouthernHemispheremakesitexpensiveforAustralianstoleave&visitothercountries.

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