1. Australia and Oceania

2. Purpose Games
Australia Political Map Quiz
Australia Physical Map Quiz

3. The Land Down Under
Australia is a continent below China in the Pacific Ocean
It is a member of the British Commonwealth
Population: 21,575, 341 (2013)
It is an island country

4. Size and Settlement
Australia is almost as big as the U.S. (excluding Alaska) and 2 times bigger than Europe!
Australia was settled by Aboriginal tribes
Later under British control they put convicts on the islands when their prisons were full

5. Physical Geography Most people live near the coastline
Mot of the interior is desert
The Great Barrier Reef: The world largest coral reef – over 132,000 miles

6. Mountains Mt. Kosciuszko is the highest peak in Australia
The most famous terrain is Uluru. A large sandstone rock formation

7. Murray River
Australia’s longest river beginning in the Australian Alps and running to the Southeastern corner of the country

8. Major Cities Canberra: Capital of Australia
Sydney: Contains 20% of Australia’s population, 4.5 million people
Home to the Sydney Opera House
Melbourne: Second largest
city in Australia ; ranks among
the most livable cities in the world

9. Australia’s Past
Folklore
Read the assignment quietly please

10. Australia today Government Australia by the numbers
A federal parliamentary bi cameral system (two parts) with a Prime Minister as an executive power
House
Senate
Officially part of the British Commonwealth
What is a commonwealth?
25% Roman Catholic
4th highest life expectancy
1606: Year found by Europeans

11. Australia Quiz Two day notice –
Quiz will be on all information related to Australia we have learned

12. Boomerangs
Read the article silently please and complete the requirements in full.

13. Animals of Australia
Echidna:
Platypus:
Sugar Gliders: