2. Australia Comparative Studies A2 PE Geographical Determinants

3. The largest island on the planet!! …and the smallest continent !

4. Can you translate? Boys talk! G’day mate! Blotto Rack off! Fair dinkum Pull ya head in! Drongo Girls Talk! How ya going luv? Wanna cuppa? The old man’s shot through Grouse lippy Could I bot a fag?

5. Geographical factors ….can be separated into: Climate Urbanisation Population Communications (other) Social Topographical

9. Wombat Devil Kangaroo Koala Possum Tiger Kookaburra Dingo Croc

10. Tropical Zone Arid Temperate And so….?

11. Australia Geographic size: 2.97 million square miles Capital: Canberra Major cities and population: Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Adelaide Majority of people live in the 8 major cities which all have coastal locations

12. Population 19 million - 50% under age of 30 Unique distribution of pattern of population 90% of Population live in 3.5% of land surface – 10 towns!

13. AUSTRALIA - GEOGRAPHY Rainforest: The eastern coast of Australia is covered by lush tropical rainforests. The Great Dividing Range, a mountain range that runs north-south along Australia's eastern coast, causes a lot of rain to fall of the east coast (and blocks rain from the interior of the continent). tropical rainforests Desert: The interior of Australia is covered largely by scrub and desert, called the Outback. The Great Dividing Range, a mountain range that runs north-south along Australia's eastern coast, blocks rain from the interior of the continent.desert

15. Population57 million19 million270 Million ClimateMaritimeTropical, Sub tropical, Maritime 10 Climate Zones Size94,247 Sq Mls2,966,151 Sq Mls3,539,289 Sq Mls CultureMulti racialYoung country searching for identity Frontier spirit Macho Image Race Racial assimilation from former colonies & Europe White only policy Many different last group in at the bottom of the social ladder

16. TOPOGRAPHY AUSTRAILIA Huge land mass with, massive distances to cover (e.g. Melbourne to Darwin equates to travelling form Greece to Norway Sports excellence centres in each state to reduce travel time for athletes Genuine areas of wilderness Desert, mountainous areas ( 70000ft) flat scrubland, large coastal areas, urban areas, central plains uninhabitable but great for trekking UK Small island with easy access to most parts of the country, relatively small distances covered to play away games Home countries have institutes of sport Some mildly remote area Low level mountains, rugged countryside, coastal areas and urban areas

17. Australia Climate Eastern Australia has warm summers and mild winters In the north conditions are tropical Desert in the central plans (desert institute of sport) 22 million 7 people per square mile (Sparsely populated although 80% live in eastern seaboard) Urban although huge areas of wilderness UK Climate Warm summers, mild winters with lot of rainfall Population 62 million (approx) High population density 200 per sq mile Highly urbanised

18. AUSTRAILIA Transport Initially distance between cities made impeded sport development Sophisticated travel system (from mid (20th which centres around highways connecting all major cities Air travel and railways link cities to urban areas UK Transport Easy access around a relatively small island Sophisticated transport system since the C19th

19. Government policy In dependant from the UK 1901 but remained part of the commonwealth Has a prime minister who has an elected parliament ( as in the UK ) and the queen is the chief of state

20. Although there is no national curriculum the federal government (1992) launched an inquiry into perceived failing standards in PE in schools. This resulted in the standard and quality of PE delivery increasing Australia Decentralised government Laws differ slightly from state to state No national curriculum UK Centralised government Laws of each county the same National curriculum