Significant Geographical Features of Australia

Review Game! – Question 1 Who discovered Newfoundland in 1947?

Review Game! – Question 1 Who discovered Newfoundland in 1947? John Cabot

Question 2 France and Great Britain worked together to fight the United States during the war of ______.

Question 2 France and Great Britain worked together to fight the United States during the war of 1812.

Question 3 The province of Canada was established in the year _____.

Question 3 The province of Canada was established in the year 1841.

Question 4 What territory was created so that the Inuit could have their own land and government, and what year did this take place?

Question 4 What territory was created so that the Inuit could have their own land and government, and what year did this take place? NUNAVUT

Australian Preview – Question 1 True or False – Australia is the only country that is also an entire continent.

Australian Preview – Question 1 True or False – Australia is the only country that is also an entire continent.

Australian Preview – Question 2 Is Australia more populated in its interior, or on its coasts?

Australian Preview – Question 2 Is Australia more populated in its interior, or on its coasts? ITS COASTS. Why do you think this is so?

Australian Preview – Question 3 The _____ _____ _____ is the largest coral reef in the entire world!

Australian Preview – Question 3 The _____ _____ _____ is the largest coral reef in the entire world! GREAT BARRIER REEF.

Australian Preview – Question 4 True or False – Australia’s main exports are bananas, koala bears, and crocodiles!

Australian Preview – Question 4 True or False – Australia’s main exports are bananas, koala bears, and crocodiles! FALSE! Australia exports standard resources such as coal, iron ore, and gold.

Australian Introduction Video 

What do you know about this geographical feature? Where is it located? How have humans altered it? How has this feature affected the surrounding culture?

Australia in the World

Australia’s States and Territories States -New South Wales -Queensland -South Australia -Tasmania -Victoria -Western Australia Territories -Northern Territory -Australian Capital Territory

Australia’s “Outback”

The Great Dividing Range

Australia’s Significant Geographical Features  Ayers Rock – Mount Uluru  Great Victoria Desert  Coral Sea  Great Barrier Reef

Ayer’s Rock

Ayers Rock – Mount Uluru -Australia’s most famous landmark -Formed out of red sandstone that rises over 1,100 feet into the air! -Sacred site of Aborigines who originally called it Mount Uluru. Using your atlas, locate and label Ayers Rock on your blank map.

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Mount Uluru Pictographs

Great Victoria Desert

Great Victoria Desert the-Great-Victoria-Desert-of-southern -Australia’s largest desert -Named after England’s Queen Victoria -This barren area covers much of the south and west of Australia. Use your atlas to locate and label the Great Victoria Desert on your blank map.

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Coral Sea

The Coral Sea -Australia’s Coral Sea is found along the northeast coast of the continent. -The temperate waters never fall below 68F -The Coral Sea is home to the Great Barrier Reef Locate the Coral Sea on your blank map and label it clearly.

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Great Barrier Reef

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The Great Barrier Reef -Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef in the entire world! -The reef extends over 1,200 miles along Australia’s northeast coast. -More than 1,500 types of fish live among the reef, along with sea turtles, starfish, and giant clams! Use your atlas to locate and label the Great Barrier Reef on your blank map. Barrier-Reef-facing-catastrophic-damage-from-climate-change.html

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Destruction of the Great Barrier Reef  The Great Barrier Reef has suffered greatly due to many factors  Industrial pollution introduces chemicals into the water that kills the reef  Powerful storms also cause major damage

Works Cited Marsh, Carole. The Georgia Experience: 6 th Grade Social Studies. Gallopade International, Slide 18: Video: Australia’s Geographic Problem. Slide 19: World Map html Slide 20: Photo of Stone Mountain. Slide 22: Photo of Ayers Rock. Slide 23: Photo of Ayers Rock Pictographs. Slide 24: Photo of Great Victoria Desert: grass-grows-in-the-Great-Victoria-Desert-of-southernhttp://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art /Spinifex- Slide 25: Photo of Camels. camel-and-claim-a-carbon-credit-says-dr-tim-moore/story-e6frflp Photo of Snake. victorian-desert-head-to-adelaide-zoo/story-e6frg19l www.perthnow.com.au/news/rare-taipans-found-in- Photo of Wallaby. d2013greatvictoriadesert.weebly.com/animals.html Slide 26: Map of Coral Sea. le:Coral_Sea_map.png Slide 27: Photo of Coral Sea. Sea&b=341www.bestourism.com/items/di/7833?title=The- Photo of Sea Turtle. resources/2011/02/23/the-coral-sea-protecting-an-australian-marine-jewel Photo of Sea Fans. coral-sea-protecting-an-australian-marine-jewel Slide 28: Photo of Great Barrier Reef. day/2011/06/on-this-day-great-barrier-reef-protected Slide 29: Photo of Great Barrier Reef. Reef-facing-catastrophic-damage-from-climate-change.html