AUSTRALIA“The Land

Down Under”

GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHYEQ1: LOCATIONEQ1: LOCATION

1. Where are the physical features of Australia located? (SS6G12a)

AUSTRALIA

GEOGRAPHY: GEOGRAPHY: LocationLocation

SS6G12a The student will be able to locate selected features of Australia.

a. Locate on a world and regional political-physical map: the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea, Ayers Rock, and Great Victoria Desert.

EQ1 Vocabulary

Great Barrier ReefCoral SeaAyers RockGreat Victoria DesertOutbackIndian OceanPacific Ocean

Where in the world

is Australia

?

AUSTRALIA

Introduction (2:23)Introduction to Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania

What hemisphere is this?

What hemisphere is this?

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South South AmericaAmerica

AsiaAsia

AfricaAfrica

AustraliaAustralia

North North AmericaAmerica

AntarcticaAntarctica

EuropeEurope

World Continents

What continent is this?

Tropic of Capricorn

1998 Man-Man-made made lineline

What What imaginary imaginary line runs line runs through through

Australia?Australia?

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33

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11Pacific Pacific OceanOcean

Atlantic Atlantic OceanOcean

Arctic OceanArctic Ocean

Indian Indian OceanOcean

Pacific Pacific OceanOcean

World OceansWorld Oceans

What ocean is this?

What ocean is this?

_________ is an island, a country and a continent in the southern hemisphere.

Australia