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Australia, New Zealand, Oceania,
Antarctica (ANZOA)
Vocabulary
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Archipelago – A chain of islands
Low Island – made of coral reefs
High Island – created by volcanoes
Atoll – coral island that surrounds a lagoon
Vocab continued…
• Outback - dry interior of Australia
Oceania
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Landforms – Islands
Climate – Tropical Wet and Dry
Vegetation – not diverse, generally poor soil
Resources – natural beauty (tourism)
Australia
• Located in the Southern
Hemisphere
– Warmest months: December,
January, February
– Coldest Months: June, July,
August
• Climate
– 40% is some form of desert
(center of the country)
– Humid Subtropical on the
coasts and in the north
– Southern regions are
temperate
• Cool, wet winters; warm,
dry summers
Quick Facts - Australia
• Land Area – 2,941,299 sq mi
• Highest Point - Mt. Kosciuszko 7,312 ft
• Resources
– bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium,
nickel, tungsten, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas,
petroleum
– Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal
accounting for 29% of global coal exports
• 6 states and 2 territories
– New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia,
Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
– Australian Capitol Territory, Northern Territory
Unique Physical Features - Australia
• Great Barrier Reef
– 1,250 mile long chain of reefs and
islands
– Rich in species of coral and fish
• Uluru Rock (Ayers Rock)
– 1142 feet high
– One of the oldest known rock
formations in world.
– Major tourist attraction
– is situated almost exactly in the
middle of Australia. It is owned by
the Uluru Aboriginal tribe
– Sandstone and lead (lead oxidizes
and makes it appear reddish)
Natural Disasters - Australia
• Soil erosion - overgrazing, industrial development,
urbanization, and poor farming practices
• Desertification - clearing for agricultural purposes
threatens the natural habitat of many unique
animal and plant species
• The Great Barrier Reef - is threatened by increased
shipping and its popularity as a tourist site
• Forest Fires
– 2013; New South Wales Bushfire – 250,000 acres
– 2014 South Australian Bushfires – 750,000 acres
New Zealand
• Land Area – 103,737 sq. mi.
• 16 Administrative Divisions and
1 Territory
• Landforms
– North Island = Forests and
Farmland
– South Island = Mountains +
Glaciers
• Highest Point - Mt. Cook –
12,316 ft
New Zealand – Part Two
• Located in the Southern Hemisphere
– Warmest months: December, January, February
– Coldest Months: June, July, August
• Climate
– Temperate with drastic regional shifts
• Resources
– Very limited minerals, sheep, cattle
Unique Physical Features – New
Zealand
• Located on the Ring of Fire
• Volcanos
– Located on the Northern Island
– Many are active
• Southern Alps
– Western parts of South Island
– Over 350 glaciers
– 19 peaks above 10,000 ft
Natural Disasters – New Zealand
• Earthquakes
– https://www.geonet.org.nz/quakes/statistics
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alC7JpUuDMI
– 2011 Christchurch Earthquake
– November 13, 2016
• http://www.wsj.com/video/new-zealand-earthquake-impactcaptured-by-drone/7FFC0289-1441-45DB-B128C6B3082B3653.html
Antarctica
• Landforms
– Mountains
– Windswept plains
• Climate
– Ice cap
– Earth’s coldest and driest
climate (polar desert)
• Vegetation
– Lichens and Mosses
• Resources
– Largest supply of
freshwater in world (ice)
Human Environment Interaction
• Nuclear Testing
– 1946-1958, USA used
Marshall islands as testing
grounds for nuclear bombs
• Rabbit Invasion
– 1859 Thomas Austin brings
24 rabbits to Australia to
hunt for food
– 1900 Rabbit population = 1
Billion +
– Australia tried bringing in
foxes, diseases…not
working!