1. Physical Regions of Australia

2. The Regions Western Plateau Central Lowlands Eastern Highlands
Southern Faultlands
See map on page

3. Western Plateau More than half of Australia
Few mountain ranges with low elevation
Monoliths (individual loaf-shaped blocks of sandstone rock) rise above the landscape
Urulu is a monolith
Has Australia’s four major deserts

4. Southern Faultlands South-eastern Australia
Complex folding and faulting have produced a distinct and rugged landscape
Parallel hills
Rift valleys
Low mountain ranges
Rugged coastal terrain

5. Central Lowlands Plains
Australia’s greatest givers, the Murray and the Darling

6. Eastern Highlands Complex region Mountains- The Great Dividing Range
Ridges
Plateaus
mountains
Mountains- The Great Dividing Range
Highest peaks- Australian Alps
Winter (June-October)- lots of ski tourism
Cliffs and sandy beaches
Many of Australia’s cities
Great Barrier Reef