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AUSTRALIA

A U S T R A L I A. AUSTRALIA. 2-3 million sq. miles Estimated pop . = 20, 925, 000 million people- [Sydney has 4 million pp. NY has 8 mill.] Began as the world’s biggest jail . English first settled on the island and shipped 160,000 men and women criminals between 1788-1868.

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AUSTRALIA

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  1. A U S T R A L I A AUSTRALIA

  2. 2-3 million sq. miles Estimated pop. = 20, 925, 000 million people- [Sydney has 4 million pp. NY has 8 mill.] Began as the world’s biggest jail. English first settled on the island and shipped 160,000 men and women criminals between 1788-1868 Lowest point – Lake Eyre –Southern Aust. Highest point –Mt. Kosciusko – 7,330 ft in Victoria General Information Visit Australia….FOR LIFE!!!

  3. Borders • Southern Pacific Ocean • Indian Ocean

  4. Smallest continent Only 1 country It’s nickname is “Southern Place” Sydney to LA =14 hrs. The Wiggles= largest export Outback – plains, plateaus Largest city – Sydney-hosted the 2000 summer Olympics Capital –Canberra because Sydney was too close to the water and easy to conquer It’s A Fact!

  5. It’s a Fact continues • 75% live in urban places • Australians are made up of: Indigent Australian, immigrants, and home-grown • Foods eaten: Asian influence, and food similar to USA • Money: paper = 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 • Coins =5, 10, 20, 50, $1, $2

  6. The Outback

  7. Landforms – 1/2 deserts, 1/2 grassland, High and low lands Major Deserts – Great Victoria, Great Sandy [2nd largest next to the Sahara] Natural Resources – iron, copper, coal, gas, gold, silver, DIAMONDS Animal Life – kangaroos, camels, wallabies, koala, dingo, Tans. devils Use the land? Wheat, dairy, sugarcane, fruit Geography and Nature

  8. OTHER • Outback – sparsely settled • 10x more sheep than people • 100 million kangaroos= 5 kang/1 person • ONLY 10% of the land is farmable

  9. Human Characteristics • Climate – June-winter, December – summer • Major cities = Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane • Major Language = English, Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Vietnamese

  10. Major Religion = Christianity • Economyis based on: agriculture, mining, manufacturing Other: You must vote!!!! or get fined

  11. What are these???

  12. North America

  13. General Information • Land size = 9 million sq miles • Estimated population = • 529, 000, 000 people • Highest point = Mt. McKinley in Alaska- 20, 320 feet • Lowest point = Death Valley-280 ft below sea level –California/Nevada-hottest and driest

  14. It’s A Fact! • 3rd largest continent • 4th largest in population • Redwoods – 300 ft tall – 3, 000 yrs old • Longest coastline of any continent • Grand Canyon – biggest gorge • In 1898, the American flag was raised in Puerto Rico shortly before Spain formally relinquished control over the island.

  15. Geography and Nature • Major landforms = Rocky Mts., Appalachian , Sierra Madres [in Mexico] • Major Rivers = Rio Grande, Miss., Missouri, Colorado, Arkansas • Natural Resources = soil, fertile prairies, cactus, coal , petroleum • Animal life = bears, buffalo • Use the land? = crops Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar

  16. Great Lakes • Huron • Ontario • Michigan • Erie • Superior

  17. Human Characteristics • Climate: polar [North] to tropic [South] • Major Cities = NY, LA, Mexico City, Chicago, Dallas, Montreal, Quebec • Major Languages = English and others • Major Religions = Christianity • Economy = industries, manufacturing

  18. Racial / ethnic = “Mixed Salad” We each keep our cultural differences.

  19. South America

  20. Land size – 6 million sq. miles Estimated population 276 million people Highest point – Mt. Aconacqua-Argentina - 22, 834 ft Lowest point – Valdes peninsula-Argentina General Information

  21. Borders • Atlantic Ocean • Pacific Ocean • Antarctica • Caribbean sea

  22. It’s A Fact! • Bolivia has two capital cities -- Sucre is home to the judicial branch of the government (making it the constitutional capital), while the president and congress are stationed in La Paz (the Admin.) • 2nd longest river is the Amazon – 150 miles wide and 4000 miles long • Sao` Paulo – 10th largest city = 60 million people [compared to NYC-1st, 2nd Mexico City, 3rd=LA] • Amazon Rain Forest – takes up ½ the continent • Panama Canal – separates N. America from S. America

  23. Geography and Nature • Major landforms – Pampas –grasslands and the Andes Mts. • Major deserts – Atacama-Chile` • Major rivers – Amazon, Rio de Plata [money] Why call a river the Money River? • Natural Resources – cocoa bean, vanilla bean, corn- how is it used?, coffee, sugar, wheat, diamonds, emeralds, gold

  24. Geography and Nature cont’d • Animal Life – fish, guinea pigs, monkeys, hummingbirds-{facts??} • Use the land? – tomatoes, potatoes, peanuts OTHER: • Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America [near Bolivia and Peru]

  25. Human Characteristics • Climate – tropical to cold-[tropical where?] • Major cities – Buenos Aires-[where?], Sao` Paolo-[where?] • Major languages – Spanish/Portuguese • Major religions – Catholic/Protestant • Racial Ethnic groups – Spanish • Economy – fishing, cattle, crops

  26. The First Americans The Mayas

  27. The Maya civilization encompassed all of the Yucatán Peninsula in present-day Mexico and parts of present-day Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Ruins of Maya cities, which serve as an indication of the skill and artistry of their architects, have been discovered throughout this region. For reasons still unknown, the Maya civilization collapsed in about AD 900.

  28. The First Americans • Mayan = first great civilization • The Mayas were the most successful early farmers in the Western Hemisphere • Developed an advance calendar and sophisticated system of mathematics • IMIX= good calendar days • CIMI – bad calendar days • Priest needed to count days, months, and years in order to calculate the right time to hold ceremonies for different gods.

  29. Mayan Civilization – cont’d • Sports plaza, massive stone pyramids, temples, palaces • They had a system of government and religion • The scribes developed a writing system using pictures

  30. The Aztecs– 900 AD

  31. The Aztecs– 900 AD • After the decline of the Mayan civilization another great civilization emerged- Aztecs • Warriors {leader =Montezuma}– who was feared by many had a powerful army- • Migrating to land now called Mexico

  32. Aztecs – 900 AD –cont’d • A god told them where to build their city. • 1325 – they settled on an island – Tenochitlan • What wiped out this civilizations? Was it the smallpox disease brought by the Spanish or something else?

  33. INCAS

  34. The Incas • A civilization which grew to the south of the Aztecs [today Mexico ]- • Incas stretched along the western part of the Andes in South America {Today Columbia to Chile`} • Human sacrifices were made- [see Inca mummy picture]

  35. EuropeWhat countries do these pictures represent?

  36. General Information • Land size – 4 million sq. miles • Estimated population • 750, 000, 000 people • Highest point – Mt. Elbrus- 18, 481 ft in Russia • BORDERS: Med. Sea, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Ural Mts.

  37. It’s A Fact! • ½ of Russia is in Europe • Made up of many peninsulas • zigzag coastline URAL MTS

  38. Geography and Nature • Major landforms – islands, peninsulas, mts. –ALPS – between Italy and Switzerland • Major rivers – Volga (Russia), Danube (Germany), Rhine (Switz.) • Natural Resources– wheat, oats, dairy, potatoes • Use of land? – crops: olives, grape - fishing…why????

  39. Human Characteristics • Climate – ranges from cool to hot • Major cities – Moscow, London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam [Netherlands], Brussels [N. Belgium], Copenhagen [Denmark] • Major languages – Latin, Slavic –[Croatian, Czech., Polish, Bulgaria], and the Romance Languages [see picture]

  40. Romance Languages F.I.R.P.S French Italian Romanian Portuguese Spanish

  41. Human Characteristicscont’d • Major religion – many – Christianity • Racial Ethnic groups: Many • Economy ? – fishing, industry, trade and tourism

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