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1 Oceania
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Where is Oceania?
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Oceania the tropical region of the Pacific Ocean
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Oceania Includes… Australia a continent and a country New Zealand a country Melanesia a region Micronesia a region Polynesia a region
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Australia the country
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Australia
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New Zealand the country
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New Zealand
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Melanesia
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Micronesia
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Polynesia
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Getting to know Australia An island, continent, and country with 6 states and 2 territories. The nation’s capital is a territory called Canberra. Atlas p. 97 – Label the states & territories
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Sydney, Australia The Opera House
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Geography Australia is the 6 th largest country by total area. Earth’s smallest continent. 2.97 million square miles
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Longitude / Latitude The Land Down Under the equator
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Land Cover & Climate Much of Australia has a continental climate. The temperatures get hot during the day, then drop considerably at night. Australia is also very arid, getting very little rain.
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Australian Deserts –Great Victoria –Great Sandy –Tanami –Gibson –Simpson 40% of Australia is covered by sand dunes
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Australia’s Deserts: The Outback Australia is famous for its "outback," the remote lands of the interior. It is too hot, dry, and barren to support many people. Walkabout refers to a rite of passage during which male Australian Aborigines would undergo a journey during adolescence and live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months.
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Grasslands & Mountains Grasslands: Eastern Australia ~used primarily for sheep and cattle ranches called STATIONS Australia also has some mountainous areas and plateaus scattered throughout the country. Snow does fall in these mountains. The Blue Mountains, on the south-eastern end of Australia, get their name from the blue haze caused by oil droplets given off from the eucalyptus trees. As an island, Australia also has many beautiful coastal beaches.
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The Great Dividing Range Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest in the world.
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North Australia: Tropical Area 75 to 91° Lake Barrine Walk
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The Great Barrier Reef Largest coral reef system in the world off the northeastern coast of Australia. It is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
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Australia’s Indigenous People Aborigines
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Aboriginal People The Aborigines play the didgeridoo.
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Body Painting
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Uluru/Ayers Rock: a sacred area Aboriginal Art: Painting on leaves, rocks, sand, clothing, tools, weapons
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The Boomerang The boomerang returns to you after you throw it. It was used as a weapon by the Aborigines.
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British Settlement The Indigenous Australian population, estimated at 350,000 at the time of European settlement, declined steeply for 150 years following settlement, mainly because of infectious disease. In1770 James Cook sailed along and mapped the east coast of Australia, which he named New South Wales. Australia first became a prison colony for British prisoners. The transportation of convicts to the colony of New South Wales ceased in 1848 after a campaign by the settlers.
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2.7% of Australia's population today
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Population Distribution The southeast has the highest population
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The Bush: Australian term for term rural, undeveloped land or country areas.
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School of Air Educational for children living in remote areas of Australia
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Language: Strine American Australian Small Child Ankle Biter Cookies Biscuits Parking lot Car park French fries Chips Hello G’Day Mate
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Australian Rules Football is a popular sport in Australia.
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Australian Foods ANZAC BiscuitsMeat PieVegemite
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Animals of Australia fish Crocodile: Australia has the greatest number of reptiles of any country, with 755 species. Echidna: Monotremes – egg laying mammals
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Kookaburra Wombat Emu
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MARSUPIALS Australia is home to many animals not found anywhere else in the world like Koalas and Kangaroos. Marsupials are animals with pouches. ½ of Australia’s mammals are marsupials
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Populations Equal = New South Wales Higher Population of Kangaroos = Queensland
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