Australia Geography

Australia and New Zealand

By Hannah Didelot

​The continent of Australia is surrounded by water

• pacific and indian oceans 

Australia Physical Geography

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​Great Barrier Reef- Off of Australia’s northeast coast, world’s largest coral reef

Great Barrier Reef​

​Fact: The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system

• Fact: Thirty species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises have been recorded in the Great Barrier Reef

• Fact: Six species of sea turtles come to the reef to breed

• Fact: 215 species of birds (including 22 species of seabirds and 32 species of shorebirds) visit the reef or nest or roost on the islands

• Fact: Seventeen species of sea snake live on the Great Barrier Reef

• Fact: More than 1,500 fish species live on the reef

​The Great Barrier Reef is dying

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Multiple Choice

True or False: Australia is a country and a continent

• True

• False

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True or False: The Great Barrier Reef is in great condition today

• True

• False

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Why is the great barrier reef dying?

• Global warming is bleaching the reef

• People are swimming in it too much

• Someone dumped a bunch of bleach in it

• Natural Causes

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Outback Desert

• Uluru-Large rock formation

  • also called Ayers Rock

  • located in the outback desert

  • sacred to Aboriginal People​

Timelapse video

​Roger the Kangaro

Multiple Choice

True or False: Most of Australia's exterior is covered in desert

• True

• False

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What is the Australian Outback?

• A desert

• A chain restaurant in the US

• A big rock in the middle of the desert

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Who is Uluru sacred to?

• The Maori

• The Aborigines

• Miss Dids

A​borigines have lived in Australia for 65,000 years

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Aboriginals are native Australians​

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​Australia's History

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​Captain Cook landed in Australia in 1770 and claimed it for the British

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Many Aborigines died of European diseases

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​​Australian History

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• New South Wales was founded by the British as a penal colony in 1788.

• More than 160,000 convicts were transported to Australia from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, instead of being given the death penalty.

• Today, about 20% of Australians are descendants of convicts, including plenty of prominent citizens.

Australia became independent in 1931

​They are still a part of the British commonwealth

​British monarch is head of state

• Member of British Commonwealth of Nations.

• Parliamentary Democracy

Australia Today

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​Diverse population

• Sydney and Melbourne large cities

• Canberra is the capital

​Most people live on the coasts

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Multiple Choice

True or False: They celebrate the Queen's birthday in Australia

• True

• False

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Why was Australia originally colonized by the British?

• Britain was greedy and wanted Australian land

• To put prisoners

• To educated the aboriginal people

• To spread Christianity

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Why do you think most people live on the coasts of Australia?

• The coast is more fun than the interior of the country

• There is a huge desert in the interior of Australia

• If you go to the middle of Australia you die

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What is the capital of Australia?

• Sydney

• Perth

• Canberra

• Victoria

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What are people from Australia called?

• Aussies

• Austers

• Mates

• Australians

​Cool Stuff in Australia: Taronga Zoo in Sydney

​Cool Stuff in Australia: Taronga Zoo in Sydney

​Cool Stuff in Australia: Sydney Harbor Bridge

​Cool Stuff in Australia: Sydney Harbor Bridge

​Cool Stuff in Australia:

Sydney Harbor Bridge

​Cool Stuff in Australia: Sydney Opera House

​Pictures and videos on slides

​Cool Stuff in Australia:

Sydney Opera House

Perth

Located in Western Australia

Perth

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Multiple Choice

What state in Australia is Perth in?

• Western Australia

• New South Wales

• Victoria

• Queensland

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What are frosted flakes called in Australia?

• Frosties

• Frosty's

• Frosted Bubbles

• Rice Bubbles

​South Island-Southern Alps, thick forests, deep lakes, and  glaciers

North Island-Hills, volcanoes, geysers, and hot springs.​

New Zealand

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Maori settled New Zealand 1,200 years ago

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New Zealand History

New Zealand History

• Captain Cook landed in New Zealand  in 1769 and claimed for British

• British and Maori fought over land​

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What are people from New Zealand called?

• Kiwis

• Newsies

• New Zealanders

• ZeZes

New Zealand became independent in 1931

​They are also still a part of the British commonwealth

New Zealand

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​Agriculture important

​Diverse population

• Most live on North Island

• 90% urban

Multiple Choice

True or False: Australia and New Zealand have completely cut ties off from Great Britain

• True

• False