Australia Vocabulary

Aboriginal HeadwatersArtesian MarsupialColony OutbackDescendant PenalFjord ProgressiveGeothermal ShearGeyser Sheep Station

Australian Numbers10, 16, 150, 165,300

• A boomerang can be thrown this distance in feet by an aborigines…

• A kangaroo can jump this distance in feet…• Ratio of sheep to Australian citizens ____ to

one• Length in feet of an Australian tractor trailer…• Number of sheep a rancher can shear in a

day..

Physical Geography of

What word best describes Australia’s physical geography?

DRY

Where’s the Outback? Place a “Ring” Around the Outback’s boundaries on your shaded

map

Imagine that you are an Aboriginal resident of Australia. How will you convince me NOT to climb Ayers Rock (Uluru)?

What do the red and black lines represent? What does this pattern tell you about where people and goods travel?

Mt. Kosciusko

Morning Glory Waves of the Gulf of Carpentaria

Here is a satellite image of the Nullarbor PlainNullarbor Links Golf Course –The 18-hole par 72 golf course spans 800 miles. There is one hole in each participating town or roadhouse along the Eyre Highway, from Kalgoorlie in Western Australia to Ceduna in South Australia.

How many days would it take to play an 800 mile long golf course?

Nullarbor Links Photos

Australian wildlife has adapted to the continent’s climate. What special adaptations do you see?

The Great Barrier Reef• http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/D71FA737-B689-4DFB-B39F-6F3E1965F1B2

• Describe the threats to the Great Barrier Reef by wildlife and man.

• How does the reef protect itself? What can be done to preserve the reef?

Chapter 26 Questions 1-5•Where is Australia located?

•Name and describe Australia’s major landforms from east to west.

•Why is the Great Artesian Basin important to people in the

Central Lowlands?

•Describe the climate of most of Australia and how the climate

differs in Northern Australia, in coastal areas of the south and

southeast, and in the southern mountains.

•Why does Australia have animals and plants that are different

from those in other parts of the world?

Chapter 26-1 Worksheet Answers Australia is in the southern and eastern hemispheres, between the Indian and Pacific

Oceans. The major landforms are coastal plains in the SE corner, the Great Dividing Range, The

Australian Alps, the Central Lowlands , the Great Artesian Basin and the Western Plateau. (pg 690-691)

The Great Artesian Basin provides water from deep underground wells for irrigation. The Climate in Australia ( page 692 map)• Is mostly dry desert or grassland• The northern climate is tropical with rainy and dry seasons and warm or hot

temperatures.• The coastal areas have warm summers and mild winters• The mountains have freezing winter temperatures The animals of Australia are unique because they have been isolated from the other

continents of the world for millions of years.

Questions 6-10• 6. The economic activities of Australia include trade,

manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, mining and ranching• 7. Most Australians live in urban areas near the coast.• 8. The first Australians were the Aborigines who came to the

continent 40,000 years ago.• 9. British rule

• Positive – It gave the country a positive democratic government model and spread their modern culture.

• Negative-The British took land from the Aborigines and brought diseases.

10. Sydney and Melbourne are the two largest cities. They are found on the southeastern corner of Australia. The cities are important cultural and commercial areas. Canberra is the capital city. It is a short distance inland and contains 280,000 people.