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Learn Australia through multimedia

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Kerala

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Australia

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Where is Australia ? Here it is !!!

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Facts on Australia

• Location– between 10o south and 44o south latitude– between 112o east and 154o east longitude

• Australia lies entirely on the southern hemisphere

• Smallest continent in the world• The latitudinal circle, Tropic of Capricorn passes

through Australiasource: http://mywoodworkingdesign.com

Tropic of Capricorn

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History of Australia• 1770

– British navigator, Captain James Cook landed on Australia

• Later, used to exile prisoners of Britain

• 1850– News of vast deposits of

gold came out– This led to the migration of

large number of Europeans to Australia

Portrait of Captain Cook source:wikipedia

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Physical divisions

Western Plateau Central Lowlands

Eastern

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Western Plateau• It is about 365 metres above mean sea level• Some deserts are there in the middle of this

plateau (Pinnacles desert shown below)

source:http://www.planetware.com

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Central lowlands

• Further divided into 3– Great Artesian Basin

• Largest source of underground water in the world

• Covers 22% of Australia’s total land area

• Using the underground water in this region, agriculture has flourished

– Eyre basin– Murray-Darling region

A spring in the Great Artesian Basin source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

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Central lowlands

• Further divided into 3– Great Artesian Basin – Eyre basin

• Rivers in this region do not flow into the sea, but into the Eyre lake

• Eyre lake is about 100 metres below the sea level

– Murray-Darling region Part of Eyre basinSource:http://www.friendskorner.com/forum/f34/lowest-continent-points-world-167223/

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Central lowlands

• Further divided into 3– Great Artesian

Basin – Eyre basin– Murray-Darling

region• Murray-Darling

basin is a very fertile region in Australia

Source: http://www.beluba.com.au

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Eastern Highlands

• Situated parallel to the eastern coast• 2000 kilometres long• Arch shaped• Important mountains of this region

– Blue mountain ranges– Australian alps

• Murray and Darlings rivers originate from here

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Major rivers of Australia

• Longest river in Australia– The Murray river(1)

• Other rivers– Darling(2)– Lachlan(4)– Cooper Creek(51)– Flinders(32)– Diamantina(54)– Murrumbidgee(3)

Source: http://www.nativefish.asn.au

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Great Barrier Reef

• Made up of coral• Situated on the north-

eastern side of Australia

• More than 2000 kilometres long

• An ecosystem of different types of fish and algae

• One of the notable tourist spots of the world

Source: http://www.barrierreef.biz

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Great Barrier Reef

Source: http://www.wayfaring.info

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Climatic regions and natural vegetation• Monsoon

region

A mangrove forest near the sea

Source: http://www.mangroveboard.com/showthread.php?tid=24

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Climatic regions and natural vegetation• South-east

trade wind region

A rainforest in Australia

Source: http://www.mongabay.com/fraser_index.htm

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Climatic regions and natural vegetation• Hot desert

regions

Great Australian Desert

Source: http://travel.webshots.com/photo/1156046604056810680NtjxRD

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Climatic regions and natural vegetation• Grasslands

Savanna

Source: http://wn.com

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Climatic regions and natural vegetation• Mediterranean region

Vineyard in Perth, Australia

Source: http://www.perth-australia.com

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Tasmania

• Northwest winds bring rain throughout the year

• Western side– Wetland– Pine and peach

trees grow

• Eastern side– Dry– Eucalyptus trees

growSource:http://www.australiansky.co.uk

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Life of the people

• 88% of the people are the descendants of people who migrated from Europe

• Main occupations– Agriculture – Sheep and cattle rearing industry– Fishing

• Australia is a developed country with low rate of poverty

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Agriculture

• Only 4% of land can be farmed

• Murray-Darling basin is suitable for farming

• Main crops– Wheat, paddy,

sugarcane, corn, barley, tobacco

• Fruits– Banana, papaya,

pineapple, grapes, orange, apple

Agriculture in Murray Darling Basin

Source:http://www.murrayriver.com.au/about-the-murray/murray-darling-basin/

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Sheep farming

• Largest number of sheep in the world

• Sheep rearing and cattle farming are two of the main occupations

Sheep farm in AustraliaSource: http://www.pri.org/theworld/?q=node/15469&answer=true

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Fishing

• Darwin harbour is the most important fishing harbour

• Fishing, fish processing and manufacture of fish products provide jobs for the people in villages Darwin Harbour

Source:http://www.goway.com/

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Minerals

• Main minerals– Coal, iron ore,

bauxite, gold and petroleum

• Famous gold mines– Calgoorlie– Coolgardy

Calgoorlie gold mine

Source:http://www.chem.monash.edu.au/staff/spiccia/gold.html

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Industry

• Agro-based industries– Cotton and woolen

textiles– Sugar, dairy products– Processed fruits,

leather products• Mineral-based

industries– Iron ore smelting– Aluminum industry,

ship building– Oil extraction,

chemical industries

Source:http://oil-and-gas-industry-jobs.the-review.infoOil rig

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THANK YOU

*prepared with help from Unni