Chapter 1

1. Chapter 1 The Australian continent

2. Geographic dimensions • Australia is the smallest of the seven continents of the world. • Australia is the sixth-largest country. • Australia is the largest island in the world. • The population of Australia grew to over • 20 million people in 2003. Also, Australia’s capital is Canberra and it Is made up of six states and two Territories. its neighboring islands Are Tasmania, and new Zealand. The Landmass of Australia Extended's Over and area of about 7682 million Square kilometers.

4. Aboriginal perspective • The indigenous people of Australia are known as the aboriginals. They believe all things began in the dreamtime, and they tells these through stories passed down from generation to generation. The stories explain how the world came to be, providing a basis for peoples spirituality. stories of the dreaming were painted on the walls to tell the stories and some are still preserved today. According to the aboriginals, Australia7888 was formed by a great snake.

5. Australia’s territories New south Whales Western Australia South Australia Victoria Tasmania Queensland Northern Territory Australia’s external Territories Coco’s islands Coral sea islands christmas island Heard island Madonna island Ashmore Catier Australia is the smallest of the seven continents Australia is the 6th largest country in the world Australia is in the southern hemisphere Australia is on the indo-Australian plate

6. The earth is made up of many individual moving pieces called tectonic plates. There are nine larger ones and a dozen smaller. 225 million years ago the continent of Australia was joined to all the other continents. This massive supercontinent was known as pangea. The effects of continent drift over the years tore the lands apart to what it is today. Mountains are are also formed when two plates collide. This either creates fault mountains or fold mountains,