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•1 continent – 1 country
•6th largest country
•Divided into 7 states/territories
Capital - Canberra
Total Australian population 20 million
75% of population lives in the Southeast
Original inhabitants - Aborigines
Original inhabitants - Aborigines
•Inhabited Australia for over 50,000
years
•300 clans
•250 languages
•700 dialects
•Today only 350,000 left
Capt James Cook
Explorer that discovered Australia and
claimed it for England in 1770
Habitation
•From 1788 – 1839, Port Jackson (Sydney) was
used as a Penal Colony for England
•161,000 English convicts were transported to
Port Jackson
•Today Australia has a vast cultural population
•25% of today’s population was not born in
Australia
•Must live in Australia for 2 years before you
can apply for citizenship
Outback
•makes up 2/3 of the continent
•3 major deserts
oGreat Sandy
oGreat Victoria
oGibson
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
Largest sandstone rock formation in the world
2800 feet tall (Alice Springs)
Spiritual place for Aborigines
Great Barrier Reef
•One of the seven wonders of the world
•Largest reef in the world
•1500 miles long, 2900 reefs
•1500 species of fish
Opals
95% of world’s opals come from Australia
Great Dividing Range
Import/Export
Produces cattle, sheep, and wheat
Exports mutton, beef, lamb, and wool (25%)
Major Sports
Cricket
Golf
Tennis
Major Cities
Sydney
Melbourne
Adelaide
Perth
Brisbane
Hobart
Interesting Australian Animals
Koala
Kangaroo
Wombat
Taipan
New Zealand
Population
4 million
Capital
Wellington
Original Inhabitants - Maori
Capt James Cook
Explorer that discovered New Zealand and
claimed it for England in 1769
Mt. Cook
Tallest mountain in the Southern Alps
(South Island of New Zealand)
Red Stag
Oceania
Antarctica
Highest, driest, windiest, emptiest,
coldest place on earth
Antarctica
•98% covered in ice
•Contains 90% of world’s ice
•Almost 2/3 of world’s fresh water
•Average thickness of ice is 1 mile
(2 miles in the center)
•Desert – less than 10 in precipitation
(avg 8 inches)
Scientific Research
•No permanent population
•1000 – 5000 people stay for months at the time for
research
•Global treaty was drafted in 1959 and put in to
effect in 1961 that Antarctica was to be used for
only peaceful purposes
Transantarctic Mountains
Vinson Massif
Roald Amundsen
In 1911 he was first
person to reach
South Pole