THE AUSTRAL REALM (FOCUS ON AUSTRALIA) (CHAPTER 11: )

MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIES TERRITORIAL DIMENSION RELATIVE LOCATION AND ISOLATION PERIPHERAL DEVELOPMENT HIGHLY CLUSTERED URBAN POPULATIONS CHANGING HUMAN GEOGRAPHY VIA IMMIGRATION AND ACTIVISM EXPORTERS OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

AUSTRALIA’S PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS

CLIMATE

BIOGEOGRAPHY A SUB-FIELD OF GEOGRAPHY- THE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF FLORA AND FAUNA EVOLVED FROM THE OVERLAP BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT ( ) IS RECOGNIZED AS THE FOUNDER SUB-DIVIDED INTO 2 MAIN BRANCHES: –ZOOGRAPHY –PHYTOGEOGRAPHY THE AUSTRALIAN REALM SERVES AS A “LABORATORY”-WHY?

AUSTRALIA A FEDERAL STATE SINCE 1901 –COMPRISED OF 6 STATES AND 2 TERRITORIES POPULATION OF 19.9 MILLION –ABORIGINAL POPULATION OF 300,000 –ARITHMETIC DENSITY OF 7/SQ MI –PHYSIOLOGIC DENSITY OF 106/SQ MI –GNP OF $24,920 85% URBANIZED MAJOR URBAN CENTERS –SYDNEY (4.1 MILLION) –MELBOURNE (3.4 MILLION) –CANBERRA (342,000)- CAPITAL (A CLASSIC GROWTH POLE)

POLITICAL DIVISIONS

SYDNEY

THE OUTBACK EXTENSIVE GRASSLAND PASTURES SUPPORT ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST SHEEP AND CATTLE INDUSTRIES A FRAGILE ENVIRONMENT OWNERSHIP ISSUES

THE INTERIOR

IMPACT OF FIRE IN NEW SOUTH WALES

BEACH ALONG AUSTRALIA’S EAST COAST E.J. PALKA

SUGARCANE FIELD TEA PLANTATION NORTH QUEENSLAND E.J. PALKA

AUSTRALIA’S ECONOMY PRINCIPAL PATTERNS: –EXPORTS RAW MATERIALS –BASED HEAVILY ON THE PRIMARY SECTOR ACTIVITIES –DEPENDS ON WORLD MARKETS IMPORT-SUBSTITUTION INDUSTRIES SMALL DOMESTIC MARKET TENUOUS TRADE LINKS WITH ASIAN TIGERS

AGRICULTURE & MINERAL RESOURCES

ABORIGINAL ISSUES POPULATION DATES FROM 50,00-60,000 YEARS AGO 1980s CAMPAIGN AGAINST MINING AND EXPLORATION OF TRADITIONAL LANDS 1992: ABORIGINES CAN CLAIM TITLE TO TRADITIONAL LAND 1993: NATIVE TITLE BILL 1996: LEGAL REVIEW OF PASTORAL LEASES CURRENT LAND ISSUES INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND WRONGS

ABORIGINAL CLAIMS

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