Physical Features of Oceania and Antarctica

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UNIT 8: Oceania and Antarctica

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Political Boundaries of Oceania and Antarctica

PREVIEW 33

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1. How might you describe the location of Australia?

2. Define the terms absolute location and relative location. (Hint: If you need help, see the Geoterms in Chapter 1.)

absolute location:

relative location:

In your answer to Question 1, put an A next to any examples of absolute location. Put an R next to any examples of relative location.

3. What are some ways that Australia’s location might shape life in that country?

Read Sections 33.1 and 33.2. Then create an illustrated dictionary of the Geoterms by completing these tasks: • Create a symbol or an illustration to represent each term. • Write a definition of each term in your own words. • Write a sentence that includes the term and the word Australia.

Geoterm and Symbol Definition Sentence

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endangered species

exotic species

native species

threatened species

238 Lesson 33 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute READING NOTES 33

Complete the matching section of Reading Notes for each placard you analyze.

33.3 A Land Far from Great Britain © British Influences in Australia T eachers’

Transparency: British Influences in Australia Curriculum Institute

1. Write a possible answer to this question: Great Britain has had Geograph y an influence on life in Australia. How do you think Australia’s Ali ve! R egions and P

location may have played a role in this? eople T

Driving in London, England (51°N, 0°) Driving in Sydney, Australia (33°S, 151°E) r anspar ency Look at these photographs carefully. • What interesting details do you see?

• What might these photographs tell you about British influences on life in Australia? 33B 133 • How might location have played a role in how Britain has influenced life in Australia?

2. Read Section 33.3. Use what you learn to revise your answer.

3. Finish this statement: Relative/absolute location (circle one) is more responsible for shaping British influences on Australia because

33.4 New Relationships with Near Neighbors Immigrants to Australia Placard 33A Placard 33A: Immigrants to Australia

1. Write a possible answer to this question: How do you think Australia’s location plays a role in shaping who comes to live there? A Crowd in Melbourne, Australia (37°S, 144°E)

Immigrants to Australia, July 2001 to June 2002

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S .immi.gov Source: www This map shows where most immigrants to Australia came from in a one-year period.

Look at these images carefully. • What interesting details do you see in the photograph? In the map? 2. Read Section 33.4. Use what you learn to revise your answer. • What aspect of life is shown in these images? • How might location play a role in shaping this aspect of life in Australia?

3. Finish this statement: Relative/absolute location (circle one) is more responsible for shaping who comes to live in Australia because

33.5 Australia’s Reversed Seasons Seasons in Australia Placard 33B Placard 33B: Seasons in Australia

1. Write a possible answer to these questions: How do you think Australia’s location plays a role in shaping its seasons? How might Australia benefit New York City, United States (41°N, 64°W), in December from its seasons?

Sydney, Australia (33°S, 151°E), in December

Look at these photographs carefully. • What are some similarities between them? What are some differences? 2. Read Section 33.5. Use what you learn to revise your answer. • What aspect of life is shown in these photographs? • How might location play a role in shaping this aspect of life in Australia?

3. Finish this statement: Relative/absolute location (circle one) is more responsible for shaping seasons in Australia because © Wildlife T

33.6 Australia’s Amazing Wildlife eachers in ’ Australia Curriculum Distribution of Red Kangaroos and Koalas

Placard 33C: Wildlife in Australia Institute

1. Write a possible answer to this question: What role do you think Geograph y

Australia’s location has played in shaping the kinds of wildlife Ali ve! R egions and Primary Natural

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found there? eople Red kangaroos Koalas Placar Look at this map carefully. d • What does this map tell us?

• What aspect of life is represented by this map? 33C

58 • How might location play a role in shaping this aspect of life in Australia?

2. Read Section 33.6. Use what you learn to revise your answer.

3. Finish this statement: Relative/absolute location (circle one) is more responsible for shaping the kinds of wildlife found in Australia because

33.7 Living Under an Ozone Hole in ’ Australia Curriculum

Placard 33D: The Sun in Australia Institute SOUTH AMERICA

1. Write a possible answer to this question: How do you think NEW South Pole Geograph ZEALAND (latitude 90°S)

y ANTARCTICA Ali ve!

Australia’s location impacts the effects of the sun on the people R egions AUSTRALIA and P eople

who live there? Australians have the highest skin cancer rates in the world. The Ozone Hole over Antarctica Sid Seagull encourages people to “slip” on a shirt, “slop” on suntan lotion, and “slap” on a hat before going outdoors. Placar Look at these images carefully. d • What interesting details do you see?

• What aspect of life is represented by these images? 33D

61 • How might location play a role in shaping this aspect of life in Australia?

2. Read Section 33.7. Use what you learn to revise your answer.

3. Finish this statement: Relative/absolute location (circle one) is more responsible for impacting the sun’s effect on the people of Australia because © T eachers ’ 33.8 Australia’s Night Sky Curriculum Institute

Placard 33E: The Night Sky in Australia Grus Indus Cepheus Phoenix Cassiopeia

Eridanus Tucana Pavo Perseus Ara Draco Hadrus Horologium Octans Ursa Minor Reticulum Triangulum Australe Geograph Apus Lupus 1. Write a possible answer to this question: How do you think Chamaeleon Circinus Dorado

y Camelopardalis Ali Musca ve! Pictor

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The night sky as viewed from the South Pole (180°S, 0°) The night sky as viewed from the North Pole (180°N, 0°)

Look at these images carefully. • What are some of the differences between these images? • What aspect of life is represented by these images?

66 • How might location play a role in shaping this aspect of life in Australia?

2. Read Section 33.8. Use what you learn to revise your answer.

3. Finish this statement: Relative/absolute location (circle one) is more responsible for shaping Australia’s view of the night sky because

Location, Location, Location! How does the location of your community shape life where you live? Think of the various aspects Wildlife of life in Australia that are shaped by its location. How are these same aspects of life in your community or state affected by your location?

Step 1: Draw a dot on the map to show the location of your town or city.

Step 2: Use an atlas or the U.S. map in your book to find the absolute location (latitude and longitude coordinates) of your city or town. Write this on your map.

The Night Sky

Step 3: How does location shape life in your city or town? Choose three of the five aspects in the ovals on these two pages. In each of those three ovals, write at least one fact about how location shapes that aspect. For example, you might research one native species in your area. Under “Wildlife,” you would explain Environmental why that native species is found near your community. Concerns

Migration

Seasons and Climate