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OCEANIA

OCEANIA. Physical notes. Australia. smaller than the U.S. Smallest continent Only continent with one country. Great Dividing Range. Eastern Coast MTN Range E HIGHLANDS (less than 5k feet) Central Lowlands West= pasture land. Outback. Covers 2/3 of the land

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OCEANIA

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  1. OCEANIA Physical notes

  2. Australia

  3. smaller than the U.S. • Smallest continent • Only continent with one country

  4. Great Dividing Range • Eastern Coast MTN Range • E HIGHLANDS (less than 5k feet) • Central Lowlands • West=pasture land.

  5. Outback • Covers 2/3 of the land • Mostly waste land with some nomadic herding

  6. Great Barrier Reef • NE coast of Australia • Coral reef = large MARINE habitat.

  7. General info. A clip • +++ rainfall along EASTERN COAST • Vegetation • Rainforest – Northern coastline • Woodlands/Forests SE coast (wattles) • Natural Resources • Only 10% of the land is arable • Wheat, cattle, sheep, minerals (iron ore, gold, silver, gems)

  8. Create a triple Venn Diagram to compare/contrast the Outback, the Great Dividing Range, and the Great Barrier Reef. What are the similarities and differences?

  9. New Zealand

  10. East of Australia, across Tasman Sea • Main Islands • North Island • Narrow, hilly – active volcanoes, geysers, hot springs • South Island • Longer, mountainous (Southern Alps)

  11. Pacific Islands

  12. Melanesia • “Black Islands” • NE of Australia

  13. Micronesia • “Small Islands” • South of Japanese Islands

  14. Polynesia • “Many Islands” • Midway Island to New Zealand

  15. 3 types of Islands • 1. High Islands • Volcanic, Ring of Fire • 2. Low Islands • little soil, few resources • 3. Continental Islands • largest islands, rich mineral resources.

  16. Climate • Tropical-Warm consistently • Typhoons • Counterclockwise/Pacific Ocean

  17. Anarctica

  18. “The Frozen Continent” • Only place on earth with no permanent settlement (city/town/village) • Dry • Avg. rainfall/year is 3”

  19. UNDER THE ICE • CENTER • Transantarctic MTS (DIVIDE East & West) • EAST • PLATEAU/MTS/ VALLEYS • WEST • ISLANDS COVERED BY ICE

  20. Average temp. - 70° (lowest temp. ever is - 128°F • Resources – minerals, sea resources (krill)

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