1. Section 1:Australia Section 2:New Zealand CHAPTER 31 Australia and New Zealand

2. SECTION 1 Natural Environments Question: What are Australia’s landform regions, water resources, climates, and other resources?

3. SECTION 1 Natural Environments The Natural Environments of Australia Landform regions Great Dividing Range Central Lowlands Western Plateau Water resources Murray River Darling River artesian wells Other resources bauxite, copper, iron ore, gemstones, coal deposits, oil, natural gas Climates arid, semiarid, tropical wet and dry, humid subtropical, marine west coast, Mediterranean

4. SECTION 2 History and Culture Question: What are the physical features of the North and South Islands of New Zealand?

5. SECTION 2 History and Culture forests, volcanoes, geysers, hot springs, hills mountains, glaciers, lakes, plains lowlands North IslandSouth Island Both Islands

6. 1. What are some of the reasons Australia is dominated by arid and semiarid climates? 2. What is the pattern of the distribution of major cities in Australia? Why do few people live in the continent’s interior? 3. How have the physical characteristics of New Zealand changed during the last 1,000 years? 4. What are some important characteristics of New Zealand’s market economy? 5. How are the physical and human geography of Australia and New Zealand similar? How are they different? 1. What are some of the reasons Australia is dominated by arid and semiarid climates? 2. What is the pattern of the distribution of major cities in Australia? Why do few people live in the continent’s interior? 3. How have the physical characteristics of New Zealand changed during the last 1,000 years? 4. What are some important characteristics of New Zealand’s market economy? 5. How are the physical and human geography of Australia and New Zealand similar? How are they different? CHAPTER 31 Chapter Wrap-Up