australia and oceania
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The Land Down Under
• Australia is a continent below China in the Pacific Ocean
• It is a member of the British Commonwealth
• Population: 21,575, 341 (2013)
• It is an island country
Size and Settlement
• Australia is almost as big as the U.S. (excluding Alaska) and 2 times bigger than Europe!
• Australia was settled by Aboriginal tribes
• Later under British control they put convicts on the islands when their prisons were full
Physical Geography
• Most people live near the coastline
• Mot of the interior is desert
• The Great Barrier Reef: The world largest coral reef – over 132,000 miles
Mountains
• Mt. Kosciuszko is the highest peak in Australia
• The most famous terrain is Uluru. A large sandstone rock formation
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbbyGSmCyMY
Murray River
• Australia’s longest river beginning in the Australian Alps and running to the Southeastern corner of the country
Major Cities
• Canberra: Capital of Australia• Sydney: Contains 20% of Australia’s
population, 4.5 million people– Home to the Sydney Opera House http://
panedia.com/virtualtour/content/1842
• Melbourne: Second largestcity in Australia ; ranks among the most livable cities in the world
Australia today
Government• A federal
parliamentary bi cameral system (two parts) with a Prime Minister as an executive power– House– Senate
• Officially part of the British Commonwealth– What is a
commonwealth?
Australia by the numbers• 25% Roman
Catholic
• 4th highest life expectancy
• 1606: Year found by Europeans
Australia Quiz
• Two day notice – –Quiz will be on all information
related to Australia we have learned
Animals of Australia• Echidna: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHjdIXN9v2g
• Platypus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ptN_5BWCc
• Sugar Gliders: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ptN_5BWCc
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