AUSTRALIA

POLITICAL GEOGRAPHYAustralia is island,

country, and continentRoughly the size of the

U.S.It is made up of six

states and two territoriesPlus many island

territories in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and they claim territory in Antarctica

Most of its population is on the southeastern coast

(four reasons why)

POPULATION DENSITY MAP

WHY?

1. Good River Systems

2. Temperate climates/middle latitudes are ideal for agriculture

3. Many of Australia’s deserts are on or near the Tropic of Capricorn

CLIMATE

Tropic of Capricorn

Tropical Rainforest

Temperate

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

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYGreat Barrier Reef is the

largest reef system in the world

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYAyers Rock (Uluru) and the Olgas are sacred

Aboriginal sitesThe two mountains are actually one solid sandstone

rockAyers Rock is located nearly in the center of

AustraliaThe mountain changes color depending on the time

of day

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYOUTBACK – refers to

any region outside the urban areasTechnically, it is arid

and semiarid interior regions

AKA – “the Bush”

WAVE ROCK

NULLARBOR PLAINS300 feet cliffs

What do you think formed

these cliffs?

NAME THAT AUSSIE WILDLIFE

Aborigines refer to the indigenous people that came about 40,000 years ago

1606 Dutch first landed on the western island

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY

AUSTRALIAN HISTORY continue1770 Captain Cook

arrived in Botany Bay and claimed it for the 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

ABORIGANESEMirrors the

American Indian culture in many waysTribalRemoval ActGovernment

Reservation landsMany casino are

popping up on reservations

Similar problem today

CULTURE SYDNEY OPRA HOUSE

SPORTS INCLUDEAUSSIE

FOOTBALLCRICKETTENNISGOLFSURFINGRUGBY

BEWARE OF SHARKS

G’day mate

Good on ya!Translate that phrase?

Oz

The Big Smoke

Willy-Willy Cyclone

Up a gum tree

Hard yacker

dunny

In trouble or sticky

situation

biscuitTiring work

toilet

cookie

Shark biscuit

Australians

A city

New surferIdiotDrongo

Nipper Kid

Swagman Hobo

PACIFIC RIMRing of Fire - The

Pacific Islands are primarily formed by volcanic activity

Atoll – Island formed when volcanos recede and coral reefs remainAtufu Atoll

Molokini Hawaii

PolynesiaGreek phrase

for sub region of Oceania

Made up of over a thousand island

Largest culture group in the Pacific

POLYNESIAN TRIANGLE Ranges from

Hawaii in the North

New Zealand in the southwest

Easter Island to the southeast

NEW ZEALAND

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Often called Kiwi’s after a flightless bird

Known as the daredevil’s capitalPassionate about their Ruby team

NEW ZEALAND CULTURE

NEW ZEALANDTwo islands

North Island – Forest and fertile lowlands Most of the population

South Island – larger with many mountains Mount Cook is the highest

mountain in New Zealand

EconomyAgriculture and

Sheep herding (wool)Movie Industry (Lord

of the Rings)Tourism

LanguagesEnglish - from British

coloniesMaori – from

indigenous New Zealanders

N.Z. might have spoke Dutch if the Maori hadn’t killed first Dutch explorers Haka – Rugby ritual based

on Maori war dance Tattooing was a social

status started in Polynesia Chiefs and warriors would

have facial tattoos (moko)

Mariana Trench – At 36,201 feet or just around 7 miles deepest point on EarthThat’s over 6000

feet more than Everest is tall

Off the island Guam

Easter Island

37 feet tall

Not only do we not know why they were built, but we also don’t know how?