Chapter 32 Lesson 1 By: Emiliano Jemal, Austin Benavides, Iliana Salazar, Jack Warr,Mia Sauseda.

Vocabulary Bush: A wild or sparsely inhabited region Sunken Mountains: a high mountain range that has become submerged Atoll: A ring-shaped island formed by the buildup of a coral reef on the rim of a submerged volcano Caldera: A large volcanic crater Lagoon: A shallow lake that is intermittently connected to a river, another lake, or the sea Artesian wells: A well that brings pressurized water to the surface without pumping Lagoon CalderaAtoll

Landforms Few people live in the western plateau The western plateau and the great dividing range are separated by the central lowlands. It has a sparsely inhabited areas called bush. It is home to the great Victoria desert It contains a central plateau of volcanic stone features hot springs and several active volcanoes An example of one of all the numerous plateaus is the nullarbor plain. Australia lies between the pacific ocean and the indian ocean in the southern hemisphere, and it has a largely flat terrain.

Water Systems Australia is surrounded by water Freshwater is unevenly distributed Central lowlands- full with water after rainfall Southeast- Rivers supply water that supports irrigated farming New Zealand has abundant fresh water Part of (OECD) 51% of NZs rivers and streams are catchments

Climates ● Australia ○ temperate zones ○ desert regions ● New Zealand ○ warm subtropical ○ cool temperate ● Winds from the Indian and Pacific Ocean ● tropical savanna across its low latitudes area in the north ● Difference in geography causes variation of climate

Biomes Marsupials Kangaroos Koalas Wallabies 900 wetlands Non profit organizations Great Barrier Reef string of smaller reefs

Resources ● They have water resources provided for fishing and transportation and trade. ● In this region farmers grow wheat, barley, fruit and sugarcane. ● And in the more arid regions ranchers raise cattle, sheep, and chickens. ● Australia and New Zealand also have abundant mineral sources. ● They have deposits of gold and silver. ● New Zealand main minerals include coal, gold, silver, iron limestone, clay dolomite, pumice, salt, serpentinite, zeolite and bentonite.

What Influence does the Landscape have on the Economy? The people who live here depend heavily on the landscape because it determines what resources they have to trade and sell. The landscape also determines what they can grow as crops and where it is best for them to live. In addition to this, the landscape also influences what kind of jobs people have and what occupations are more prominent in one area as opposed to another.

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