at the end of class, you should be able to describe ways australia is unique. describe each state in...
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At the end of class, you should be able to Describe ways Australia is unique. Describe each state in a few words. Name a few major events in the history of Australia
and tell how they impacted the country. Describe the aborigines. What happened to them
when the Europeans arrived? Explain how the British have influenced the
Australians? And how this has changed since 1970s.
Explain how Australia’s climate affects people’s lives.
“Land Down Under”
6th largest country Smallest, flattest, driest
continent Low population density Diverse flora and fauna 80% found nowhere
else Exotic species threaten
native species Southern Cross http://www.smh.com.au/ftimages/
2005/03/09/1110316076870.html
Perth capital of Western Australia, huge, deserts, -few people, isolated
Adelaide -
Urban rim – wet, cool, fertile land, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra
Tasmania – land bridge, mountainous forested, 200,000 people
Queensland – wet, Sunshine coast, beaches, Great Barrier Reef 1,250 miles
Tropical North – hot, tropical in north, dry further south, cyclonesOutback – harsh
wilderness, arid, plateaus and plains, sheep and cattle stations, wool production
Aborigines James Cook 1770 Prison colony, 160,000
convicts sent from 1788-1868
1851 Gold Rush Independence 1901
Aborigines
Land bridge 50,000 years ago Nomadic hunters and gatherers 250 languages Deep respect for nature and land Killed by European diseases and weapons Few material possessions Rich oral tradition Humans have the responsibility for taking
care of the earth
British Influences
Flag English British or Irish ancestry 10,000 British immigrants / year “White Australia” immigration policy 1901-
1970s ¼ Australians are immigrants, 90,000
immigrants a year, about ½ from Africa and Asia
Under an Ozone Hole
World’s highest rate of skin cancer Ozone – a gas that makes up the second layer of
Earth’s atmosphere 6 miles above the surface. Protects the earth from Ultraviolet rays that harmful to plants and animals.
Loss of ozone is caused by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
“Slip, slop, slap” – shirt, sunscreen, hat “No hat – play in the shade” rules at schools
Do you know these things???
How is Australia unique? Describe each state in a few words. Name a few major events in the history of Australia. Describe the aborigines. What happened to them
when the Europeans arrived? How have the British influenced the Australians?
How has this changed since 1970s? How does Australia’s climate affect people’s lives?