110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E 150°E 160°E 170°E 180° 170°W 160°W 150°W 20°N 0 500 1,000 miles 20°N 0 500 1,000 kilometers Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection N 10°N W E 10°N S 0° Equator 0° Equator 10°S 10°S ° 20 S apricorn Tropic of C 20 Tropic of Ca °S °S 30 pricor n 30 ° S °S 40 40 °S 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E 150°E 160°E 170°E 180° 170°W 160°W 150°W 140°W 40°W 20°W 0° 20°E 40°E Anta rctic Cir cle 60 ° S 60°W 60°E S ° ° 60 80 S 80°W 80°E 100°W 100°E 120°W 0 500 1,000 miles 120°E °S 0 500 1,000 kilometers 60 Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection 140°W 160°W 180° 160°E 140°E Physical Features of Oceania and Antarctica 234 Unit 8 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute UNIT 8: Oceania and Antarctica 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E 150°E 160°E 170°E 180° 170°W 160°W 150°W 20°N N 20°N W E S 10°N 10°N 0° Equator 0° Equator 10°S 10°S ° 20 S Tropic of Capricorn 20 Tropic of Ca °S °S 30 pricor n 40°S 0 500 1,000 miles 0 500 1,000 kilometers 30 ° Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection S 40 °S 100°E 110°E 120°E 130°E 140°E 150°E 160°E 170°E 180° 170°W 160°W 150°W 140°W 40°W 20°W 0° 20°E 40°E A ntar ctic Cir cle 60 ° S 60°W 60°E S ° ° 60 80 S 80°W 80°E 100°W 100°E 120°W 0 500 1,000 miles 120°E °S 0 500 1,000 kilometers 60 Lambert Azimuthal Equal-Area projection 140°W 160°W 180° 160°E 140°E Political Boundaries of Oceania and Antarctica © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute Oceania and Antarctica 235 PREVIEW 33 80°N The World ARCTIC OCEAN ARCTIC OCEAN 60°N EUROPE ASIA NORTH 40°N AMERICA ATLANTIC OCEAN N Tropic of Cancer 20°N W E AFRICA PACIFIC S OCEAN Equator Equator 0° ATLANTIC INDIAN SOUTH OCEAN OCEAN AMERICA 20°S Tropic of Capricorn AUSTRALIA 0 1,500 3,000 miles 40°S 0 1,500 3,000 kilometers Robinson projection 60°W 40°W 20°W 0° 20°E 40°E 60°E 80°E 100°E 120°E 140°E160°E180° 160°W140°W120°W100°W80°W60°W40°W20°W200° °E ANTARCTICA 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? © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute Relative and Absolute Location: What Makes Australia Unique? 237 GEOTERMS 33 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 continental drift theory 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 an influence on life in Australia. How do you think Australia’s location may have played a role in this? Geograph y Ali ve! R T Driving in London, England (51°N, 0°) Driving in Sydney, Australia (33°S, 151°E) r egions and P anspar Look at these photographs carefully. ency eople • 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 ” fairs, Af UNITED KINGDOM Indigenous and YUGOSLAVIA CHINA Multicultural INDIA and PHILIPPINES SRI MALAYSIA LANKA Immigration INDONESIA of Department “ AUSTRALIA , SOUTH AFRICA NEW ZEALAND Government . N 0 1,500 3,000 miles .au alian W E 0 1,500 3,000 kilometers ustr A Robinson projection .immi.gov S 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? © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute Geography Alive! Regions and People 52 3. Finish this statement: Relative/absolute location (circle one) is more responsible for shaping who comes to live in Australia because © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute Relative and Absolute Location: What Makes Australia Unique? 239 READING NOTES 33 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? © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute Geography Alive! Regions and People 57 3. Finish this statement: Relative/absolute location (circle one) is more responsible for shaping seasons in Australia because © Wildlife 33.6 Australia’s Amazing Wildlife T eachers Distribution of Red Kangaroos and Koalas in ’ Australia Placard 33C: Wildlife in Australia Curriculum Institute 1. Write a possible answer to this question: What role do you think Australia’s location has played in shaping the kinds of wildlife Geograph Primary Natural found there? Habitat Red kangaroos y Koalas Ali ve! R egions Placar and P Look at this map carefully. eople • What does this map tell us? d • 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 240 Lesson 33 © Teachers’ Curriculum Institute READING NOTES 33 © The T eachers 33.7 Living Under an Ozone Hole Sun 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 ZEALAND (latitude 90°S) Australia’s location impacts the effects of the sun on the people ANTARCTICA AUSTRALIA Geograph who live there? y Australians have the highest skin cancer rates in the world. The Ozone Hole over Antarctica Ali Sid Seagull encourages people to “slip” on a shirt, “slop” on ve! suntan lotion, and “slap” on a hat before going outdoors. R egions Placar and P Look at these images carefully. eople • What interesting details do you see? d • 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 Apus Australe Lupus 1. Write a possible answer to this question: How do you think Chamaeleon Circinus Dorado Camelopardalis Musca Pictor Crux Carina Ursa Major Auriga Puppis Lynx Australia’s location affects its view of the night sky? Geograph Vela Centaurus y Ali ve! The night sky as viewed from the South Pole (180°S, 0°) The night sky as viewed from the North Pole (180°N, 0°) R egions and P Look at these images carefully. eople • 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.