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 is 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. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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

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. What do you think formed these cliffs?
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. AUSTRALIAN HISTORY continue
1770 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

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

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

17. BEWARE OF SHARKS

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

19. PACIFIC RIM
Ring 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

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

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

22. NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA

23. NEW ZEALAND CULTURE Often called Kiwi’s after a flightless bird
Known as the daredevil’s capital
Passionate about their Ruby team

24. NEW ZEALAND Economy Two islands Agriculture and Sheep herding (wool)
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
Economy
Agriculture and Sheep herding (wool)
Movie Industry (Lord of the Rings)
Tourism

25. Languages English - from British colonies
Maori – 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)

26. 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

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