significant geographical features of australia. review game! – question 1 who discovered...
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Significant Geographical Features of Australia
Review Game! – Question 1
Who discovered Newfoundland in 1947?
Review Game! – Question 1
Who discovered Newfoundland in 1947?
John Cabot
Question 2
France and Great Britain worked together to fight the United States during the war of ______.
Question 2
France and Great Britain worked together to fight the United States during the war of 1812.
Question 3
The province of Canada was established in the year _____.
Question 3
The province of Canada was established in the year 1841.
Question 4
What territory was created so that the Inuit could have their own land and government, and what year did this take place?
Question 4
What territory was created so that the Inuit could have their own land and government, and what year did this take place?
NUNAVUT - 1999
Australian Preview – Question 1
True or False – Australia is the only country that is also an entire continent.
Australian Preview – Question 1
True or False – Australia is the only country that is also an entire continent.
Australian Preview – Question 2
Is Australia more populated in its interior, or on its coasts?
Australian Preview – Question 2
Is Australia more populated in its interior, or on its coasts?
ITS COASTS.
Why do you think this is so?
Australian Preview – Question 3
The _____ _____ _____ is the largest coral reef in the entire world!
Australian Preview – Question 3
The _____ _____ _____ is the largest coral reef in the entire world!
GREAT BARRIER REEF.
Australian Preview – Question 4
True or False – Australia’s main exports are bananas, koala bears, and crocodiles!
Australian Preview – Question 4
True or False – Australia’s main exports are bananas, koala bears, and crocodiles!
FALSE! Australia exports standard resources such as coal, iron ore, and gold.
Australian Introduction Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quNdaS895gE
What do you know about this geographical feature? Where is it located? How have humans altered it? How has this feature affected the surrounding culture?
http://imgarcade.com/1/stone-mountain/
Australia in the World
Australia’s States and TerritoriesStates- New South Wales- Queensland- South Australia- Tasmania- Victoria- Western Australia
Territories- Northern Territory- Australian Capital
Territory
http://www.planetware.com/map/australia-australia-states-and-territories-map-aus-aus11.htm
http://www.environment.gov.au/land/rangelands
The Great Dividing Range
http://australias-physical-features-is.weebly.com/great-dividing-range.html
http://www.regional.org.au/au/asa/2004/symposia/6/3/2005_ewingma.htm
Australia’s Significant Geographical Features
Ayers Rock – Mount UluruGreat Victoria DesertCoral SeaGreat Barrier Reef
Ayer’s Rock
http://d-maps.com/pays.php?num_pay=281&lang=en
Ayers Rock – Mount Uluru
http://beautifulplacestovisit.com/tag/australia/
- Australia’s most famous landmark
- Formed out of red sandstone that rises over 1,100 feet into the air!
- Sacred site of Aborigines who originally called it Mount Uluru.
Using your atlas, locate and label Ayers Rock on your blank map.
http://www.traveleye.com/guide_cities.php?id=60&city=Ayers+Rock
- http://pinstake.com/ein-blick-auf-ayers-rock-in-australien-ayers-rock-ist-eines-der/
http://freeaussiestock.com/free/Northern_Territory/uluru/slides/uluru_caves.htm
Mount Uluru Pictographs
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwolf/8061089208/
Great Victoria Desert
http://d-maps.com/pays.php?num_pay=281&lang=en
Great Victoria Desert
http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-174487/Spinifex-grass-grows-in-the-Great-Victoria-Desert-of-southern
- Australia’s largest desert
- Named after England’s Queen Victoria
- This barren area covers much of the south and west of Australia.
Use your atlas to locate and label the Great Victoria Desert on your blank map.
Desert Animals
http://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/kill-a-feral-camel-and-claim-a-carbon-credit-says-dr-tim-moore/story-e6frflp0-1226072092428
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/rare-taipans-found-in-was-great-victorian-desert-head-to-adelaide-zoo/story-e6frg19l-1225950876057
http://d2013greatvictoriadesert.weebly.com/animals.html
http://ejmallaregvdgeo5.blogspot.com/2012/12/fauna-and-vegetation.html
Coral Sea
http://d-maps.com/pays.php?num_pay=281&lang=en
The Coral Sea- Australia’s Coral Sea
is found along the northeast coast of the continent.
- The temperate waters never fall below 68F
- The Coral Sea is home to the Great Barrier Reef
Locate the Coral Sea on your blank map and label it clearly.
Images of the Coral Sea
http://www.bestourism.com/items/di/7833?title=The-Coral-Sea&b=341
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/imported-old/other-resources/2011/02/23/the-coral-sea-protecting-an-australian-marine-jewel
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/imported-old/other-resources/2011/02/23/the-coral-sea-protecting-an-australian-marine-jewel
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/10/2979017.htm?site=tropic
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/yvonne-yorke/the-great-barrier-reef-fr_b_639582.html
Great Barrier Reef
http://d-maps.com/pays.php?num_pay=281&lang=en
The Great Barrier Reef
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2011/06/on-this-day-great-barrier-reef-protected/
The Great Barrier Reef- Australia’s Great
Barrier Reef is the largest reef in the entire world!
- The reef extends over 1,200 miles along Australia’s northeast coast.
- More than 1,500 types of fish live among the reef, along with sea turtles, starfish, and giant clams!
Use your atlas to locate and label the Great Barrier Reef on your blank map.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/globalwarming/6125843/Great-Barrier-Reef-facing-catastrophic-damage-from-climate-change.html
http://cairns-greatbarrierreef.org.au/
http://www.earthlaws.org.au/rights-of-nature-tribunal/
http://www.lovethesepics.com/2011/10/beyond-gorgeous-great-barrier-reef-46-pics/
Destruction of the Great Barrier ReefThe Great Barrier Reef has suffered greatly due to many factors
Industrial pollution introduces chemicals into the water that kills the reef
Powerful storms also cause major damage
http://www.oceanwideimages.com/categories.asp?cID=605
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/bleached-coral/4220670
http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/18/world/asia/australia-great-barrier-reef-whc/
Works CitedMarsh, Carole. The Georgia Experience: 6th Grade Social Studies. Gallopade International, 2008.
Slide 18: Video: Australia’s Geographic Problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quNdaS895gE
Slide 19: World Map. http://www.mapresources.com/world-digital-vector-raster-terrain-map-mc-asi-955099.html
Slide 20: Photo of Stone Mountain. http://imgarcade.com/1/stone-mountain/
Slide 22: Photo of Ayers Rock. http://beautifulplacestovisit.com/tag/australia/
Slide 23: Photo of Ayers Rock Pictographs. https://www.flickr.com/photos/rwolf/8061089208/
Slide 24: Photo of Great Victoria Desert: http://kids.britannica.com/comptons/art-174487/Spinifex-grass-grows-in-the-Great-Victoria-Desert-of-southern
Slide 25: Photo of Camels. www.news.com.au/technology/environment/kill-a-feral- camel-and-claim-a-carbon-credit-says-dr-tim-moore/story-e6frflp0-1226072092428
Photo of Snake. www.perthnow.com.au/news/rare-taipans-found-in-was-great- victorian-desert-head-to-adelaide-zoo/story-e6frg19l-1225950876057
Photo of Wallaby. d2013greatvictoriadesert.weebly.com/animals.html
Slide 26: Map of Coral Sea. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coral_Sea_map.png#mediaviewer/Fi le:Coral_Sea_map.png
Slide 27: Photo of Coral Sea. www.bestourism.com/items/di/7833?title=The-Coral- Sea&b=341
Photo of Sea Turtle. www.pewtrusts.org/en/imported-old/other- resources/2011/02/23/the-coral-sea-protecting-an-australian-marine-jewel
Photo of Sea Fans. www.pewtrusts.org/en/imported-old/other-resources/2011/02/23/the- coral-sea-protecting-an-australian-marine-jewel
Slide 28: Photo of Great Barrier Reef. www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2011/06/on-this-day-great-barrier-reef-protected
Slide 29: Photo of Great Barrier Reef. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/globalwarming/6125843/Great-Barrier- Reef-facing-catastrophic-damage-from-climate-change.html