Australia, New Zealand, & AntarcticaName:______
Class Period:______
Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, & Antarctica
Australia & New Zealand
•Introduction
–Australia and New Zealand have been cut off from the Earth’s other landmasses for______.
•Australia – Huge, ______, with ______
•New Zealand – Small, ______, ______Climate.
•An area the same size as the ______has a population ______than New York cities ______Million
•Both are ______countries
•______of trade to other countries is comprised of ______economic activity
Australia
•The land “______” – Why?
–Entirely within the______.
•The only continent that contains just______.
•The ______in the world.
•As a country it has the ______land area.
•Former colony of______, & has an Anglo – Saxon cultural background.
Australia Overview
•Has more than ______of the land area of the ______while only ______of______.
•Largest fragment of ______
•(______years old)
•Land is mostly______; ______overall elevation and relief of all ______continents.
•Most is dry climate – areas along the ______have moister climates.
Australia’s North East coast
•______, largest chain of ______in the world.
Australia’s Southern coast
•Great ______
–A ____ of the ______
Coastal plains
•Circle Australia & Northern ______
–______separates Tasmania from Australia
Great Divide
•Wrapping around ______
–Forms the ______
–______
–______of country
Nullarbor
•Southern Shore
–______
–______
–______
–______
–Latin for “______”
Australian Highlands
•Four Main ______
–______Ranges
–The ______Range
–______Ranges
MacDonnell Range
•______center of the country
The Finders Range
•______Coast
Hamersley and Darling Ranges
•Separate part of ______from______.
•No higher than______.
Australian Water
•No large ______
•Most rivers are like ______
–Flow only ______
–______in ______seasons
–______in interior often become ______
•______is chief ______
•______wells
•______southern part Australia have ______or ______
–Dry ______lands with ______
–______land ______
Murray River System
•Drains from the ______of the ______Range
–______Australia
–Largest ______area ______
Artesian Wells
•Most of Australia’s ______
•Great Artesian Basin
–______of ______Basin
–Drill into ______until ______to the ______under its______.
Australian Climate
•The location near the ______nearly all has ______climate
–______is ______
–______around desert is ______climate (short grasses and shrubs)
–Closer to equator along northern coast
–Area around ______tropical ______climate
–Eastern and Southern ______moist, mild winter: ______
–Farther South –______,______– summers hot with high humidity: ______/ mild.
–______eastern coast – Mediterranean climate (rain in winter
Economic & Cultural Patterns
•1800s –______controlled ______
–Imprisoned for everything from not______.
–Prison ______in ______
–______where offered ______if they moved to Australia
Australia: Colonial Period
•6 States ruled as separate colonies
–______
–______
–______
–______
–______
–______
•______–______unified colonies
•______(democracy) form of government (______of Australia)
•______added to original 6
Australian Economy
•GDP –______, ______, ______
–Industry ______-______of population employed in industry
–___iculture & Mining make up the majority of Australia’s ______
•Land good for ______– _____of country is used for pasture livestock.
•Livestock is raised on “______” or (______)
•Major agg. product is ______of the worlds
•Major crop is ______grown in ______basin
•______in the world in ______production
Mineral Resources
•______– farming economy changed with the ______of ______
•Australia has ______of worlds ______/______
–Rutile – used in the ______of ______
–Zircon – ______
•Large ______and ______deposits
•______more ______than any other country
•Many resources ______
Australia’s Cultural Patterns
•First ______were ______
– Crossed a ______from ______
– Brought the ______with them
– ______Live on ______(______total Pop)
•______was ______until the discovery of gold (______)
Population Distribution
•______has the largest ______population outside of Rome.
•______out of_____people live on narrow ______along the East and SE coast
•Largest cities –______, ______, ______, Melbourne
–Sydney & Melbourne = ______
•______& Southern coast are______, ______on southern coast (______people)
Australian History
•______– ______years
–______& ______nomads form Asia
•______sailors may have been _____to meet Aborigines
•1600s ______/______explored ______– Dutch explorer______– island
•1770 –______east coast of Australia: “______” = Unknown southern land
•______– ______lost ______colonies and began to settle Australia
•______permanent European settlement –______(______Bay)
New Zealand
•______miles ______of Australia
•______land area than ______
•______main ______N & S island
•______separate ______plates made it more ______than Australia
New Zealand Landscapes
•______, ______country with ______landscape
–210 miles, 1000 feet long
•______and ______Islands make up ______of country’s area
–Islands ______by ______
North Island
•______Highlands in ______of island.
•East of highlands
–______meets Pacific Ocean.
–Rich green ______and______.
South Island
•High ______
–______(center), very rugged
–Many______, ______, ______
–______cut into ______coast
•______either sides of highlands
–Through East central coastal area
–______– Low land ______area of flat land; (chief ______area)
Climate: New Zealand
•Middle latitude - ______
•Southern latitudes lead to______– results in ______and many ______
New Zealand Culture & Economy
•Economic patterns
–______of New Zealand is ______
–______economy based on ______
•______million ______(out number people ______to _____)
•_____million ______
–One of the worlds largest producers of ______
–______of land supports crops
New Zealand’s Agg Crops
•Found on South Island on ______Plain –___of country’s farmland
–Grain crops:______, ______, ______
–Fruit: ______of world’s supply of ______fruit
–Rest of land is______– raised to feed ______
Cultural Patterns
•Enjoy high standard of living
–______
•______New Zealanders
–______(many from______)
–______Christian –______speaking
•New Zealand’s non-European minorities
–______(area’s first settlers)
Population Distribution
•North Island
–______of ______Live and work in ______(______) & Wellington (______)
–Total ______million
•South Island
–______with ______of population
–______City ______
New Zealand’s History
•Early history is a ______
•750 CA –______????
–Used islands for ______and ______first permanent settlers ______North Island
•First Europeans to see New Zealand
–______stopped by Maori warriors
–Dutch named ______for province in ______
New Zealand Up to Today
•______– British expedition
•Negotiated land rights with Maori *______(1840)
–Gave ______land rights in exchange for accepting ______over the islands
–Made ______colony
–Rare example of world power to negotiated with original settlers
•Since______, New Zealand gained independence in British ______– many ______became active leaders
•Stable ______and ______
Antarctica
Antarctica Precipitation
•Antarctica is on of the world’s______
•Receives less than ______of precipitation per year at the South Pole.
•Almost no ______in the interior of Antarctica.
•The coasts Receive more, and as much as ______of precipitation (Both snow and rain) sometimes falls on the ______
Antarctic (Did you know?)
•Antarctica, the world’s ______continent, lies at the southernmost end of Earth. The ______pole is at the center
•Antarctica has no ______population
•Vast areas of the continent have yet to be ______
•The land area of Antarctica is covered by a huge ______that extends into the surrounding ocean as ______
•The seas around Antarctica are ______
More about Antarctica
•Antarctica’s ______is the world’s ______
•Experts think that ______deposits of______, ______, ______, and other minerals may lie beneath the Antarctic ice cap.
•New technologies will have to be developed to ______or ______for minerals in Antarctica
Wild life of Antarctica
•Most of the ______life in Antarctica are found near the coasts.
Antarctica Exploration
•Teams of explorers ______arrived in Antarctica in the early______.
•______, a Norwegian explorer, was the first to reach the______.
•The ______permanent Antarctic base was set up by an______, Commander ______
Controlling Antarctica
•Under the ______of ______
–______nations agreed not to ______territory
–______use is allowed
–Renewed in the ______
•The only people ______in Antarctica are scientists in ______scattered around the continent
Science of Antarctica
•Scientists are ______the ice and ______of Antarctica in hopes they might someday help solve ______of ______and ______production
•Some Scientists ______that too much ______and ______in Antarctica could harm its ______
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