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)
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
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”
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
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
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