australia physical features
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SPONGE1.Take out your Australia Map from yesterday.2.You will take notes on the back of your Australia map. Please make sure it is glued in on page 73 of your ISSN.
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4-34-3 7272 Unit 10 What I KnowUnit 10 What I Know4-34-3 7373 Australia MapAustralia Map4-34-3 7474 Aussie Textbook questionsAussie Textbook questions
Australia MapStep #1- Atlas pg 96-Step #1- Atlas pg 96-9797Using your map, color Using your map, color and label the following and label the following locations and physical locations and physical featuresfeaturesAustralian Territories Australian Territories (Western Australia, Northern Territory, (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)Great Barrier ReefGreat Barrier ReefCoral SeaCoral SeaAyers RockAyers RockGreat Victoria DesertGreat Victoria DesertPPT on edmodo/weebly will PPT on edmodo/weebly will helphelp
Step #2Step #2Textbook- Textbook- Read pages Read pages 736-739736-739- In the “Section 1 - In the “Section 1 Assessment” answer # Assessment” answer # 3,4,5,63,4,5,6
Step #3Step #3CoachbookCoachbook-Read pages -Read pages 173-179, and do #450-462173-179, and do #450-462
Map DirectionsMap Directions: 1. Pick up Atlas and Australia map off of cart and follow directions below on page 73 (Map) 74(questions) of your ISSN
Geographic Features of Australia
Unit 10 Notes
Bennett
I. Australia’s Physical Features
Australia…The world’s smallest and flattest
continent…Has Earth’s oldest and least fertile soilsOnly Antarctica receives less rainfall!
Commonwealth of Australia also includes Tasmania, an island south of the mainland
It’s surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans
Huge desert plains stretch across the country’s middle--central Australia’s climate is hot and dry
Milder climates along the southeastern and southwestern coasts
Most Australians live in the southeastern coastal region
Great Barrier ReefWorld’s largest coral reef!Lies off the northeast coast of
Queensland--over 1,200 miles long
Contains an amazing variety of marine life, including the world’s largest collection of coral400 types of coral, 1,500 species of
fish, & 4,000 mollusks (snails, clams, octopi, & squid)
Also includes rare species like the sea cow and the large green turtle
Great Barrier Reef from space
Coral SeaAn important source of coral for the
Great Barrier ReefPart of the Pacific OceanOff the northeast coast of Australia
When the earth’s crust moved millions of years ago, it created the Coral Sea and the Great Dividing Range (largest mountain range in Australia)
Coral Sea islands are scattered over thousands of miles of ocean--no one lives on the islands except for a small group of weather specialists
Ayers RockA huge, reddish rock in the center of
AustraliaVery close to the geographic center of
the continent…It’s a monolith, which is a single,
large rock sticking out of the earthAppears reddish because its iron
content “rusts” at the surfaceNearly 12 stories high and almost 6
miles wide!
Ayers RockAborigines call it “Uluru”, which is its
official nameEuropean surveyor visited the rock in
1873 and named it after Sir Henry Ayers, an English government official in South Australia
In 1950, Australia created Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park around Ayers RockBoth are located in the southwest corner
of the state called Northern Territory
Great Victoria DesertStretches through the states
of South Australia and Western Australia
Receives only 8 to 10 inches of rain each year, and it never snows!
Some grasslands in the desert along with sandhills and salt
Great Victoria DesertFirst Europeans to cross the
desert named it after British Queen Victoria in 1875
160,000 miles long & is a protected wilderness area
Very few Australians live here because it’s too hot and dry
Design-A-PlateThere is a new Australian restaurant in
Alpharetta! The restaurant owner is planning to serve yummy Australian foods, like Down Under Cheese Hoppers and Sydney Spicy Shrimp. Even though he has an awesome Australian menu lined up, he has one small problem…He doesn’t have any plates to serve the food on! The owner needs your help in designing plates that could be used in his restaurant.
Paper Plate DirectionsHe wants you to create a plate that includes
the important physical features of Australia: Ayers Rock, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, and the Great Victoria Desert. Feel free to add any additional illustrations to your plate design—the more Australian, the better! The plate should be colorful, informative, and creative.
On the back, explain the important information about each physical feature
II. Australia’s Political Features
Australia…Is divided into 2 territories and 6
states:States: Tasmania, Victoria, South
Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland
Territories: Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory
TasmaniaIsland off the southeast coast
of the mainlandAlmost ½ is unspoiled land
that is protected by the government
Tasmanian Devil?
VictoriaState closest to Tasmania
Southeast part of the mainlandCapital is Melbourne; it’s the
most urban state in AustraliaThe many rivers of the region
are a good source of fresh water for farming
South AustraliaState in south-central
AustraliaThe Great Victoria Desert is
located here…
Western AustraliaLargest state; makes up 1/3rd
of the mainlandMost of Western Australia is
desert (Great Victoria Desert and Great Sandy Desert are located here)
Great Sandy Desert
New South WalesNorth of Victoria, on the
eastern coastHas more people than any
other Australian stateThe capital, Sydney, is the most
populated city in Australia -- 3 1/2 million people live there!
Australian Capital Territory is located here
Sydney, New South Wales
QueenslandSecond largest state; 7 times the
size of England! In the northeastern part of the
mainlandGreat Barrier Reef is located off the
coast in the Coral SeaMore than half of Queensland’s
population lives in the capital: Brisbane
Brisbane
Northern TerritoryNorthern coast of the
mainland, between Western Australia and Queensland
Largest population of Aborigines in Australia
Australian Capital TerritoryLocated in New South WalesThe national capital,
Canberra, is located here
Canberra (Australia’s Capital)
Design-A-Plate There is a new Australian restaurant in Alpharetta! The
restaurant owner is planning to serve yummy Australian foods, like Down Under Cheese Hoppers and Sydney Spicy Shrimp. Even though he has an awesome Australian menu lined up, he has one small problem…He doesn’t have any plates to serve the food on! The owner needs your help in designing plates that could be used in his restaurant.
He wants you to create a plate that includes the important physical features of Australia: Ayers Rock, Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, and the Great Victoria Desert. Feel free to add any additional illustrations to your plate design—the more Australian, the better! The plate should be colorful, informative, and creative.
On the back, explain the important information about each physical feature