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Page 1: Australia. Australia vs. New Zealand Australia  Is on its own plate.  Earthquakes do not happen very often, and volcanoes do not happen.  It is very.

Australia

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Australia vs. New Zealand

Australia Is on its own plate. Earthquakes do not

happen very often, and volcanoes do not happen.

It is very old. It was once part of

Gondwana (Southern part of Pangea).

Has old, eroded mountains

New Zealand Younger Less Stable Has many earthquakes

and volcanoes. Lies on the

convergence of the Australian and Pacific Plates.

Entire ranges are larger than the highest point in Australia.

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Formation of Deserts?

Look at the map of Australia. Were deserts formed by the Rainshadow effect here?

Their creation: Moist air rises at the equator, as it moves it

falls turns into rainfall, as it continues warming as it sinks it encourages more evaporation than rain creating deserts.

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Physical Features of AustraliaGreat Barrier Reef

The largest coral reef in the world. It is so large, it interrupts ocean currents affecting the climate.

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Ayers Rock (Uluru)This is a smooth remnant of ancient rocks. It is very important to Aborigines.

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Great Dividing Range

The highest elevation in Australia with the highest point being only 7,316 ft.

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Where is the Great Dividing Range?

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Murray River

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Where is the Murray River?

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Darling River

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Where is the Darling River?

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Lake Eyre

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Where is Lake Eyre?

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Great Sandy Desert

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Where is the Great Sandy Desert?

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Great Victorian Desert

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Where is the Great Victorian Desert?

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The Outback

All of the deserts in Australia make up something known as the Outback which is in the center of Australia.

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Great Artesian BasinProvides an underground water source. Recent water shortages have been draining this basin.

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Mt. Kosciusko

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Where is Mt. Kosciusko?

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Physical features of New Zealand

Mt. Cook (Aoraki) Southern Alps

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Mt. Cook (Aoraki)

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Southern Alps

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Where are the Southern Alps and Mount Cook?

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Climate

Australia More Varied climate. Outside: Tropical

Savanna, Humid Subtropical, Marine West Coast, and Mediterranean.

Middle: Desert and Steppe.

New Zealand Marine West Coast. Its location to the

ocean causes this.

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Animals of Australia

There are many indigenous animals to Australia.

This is due to its isolation from the rest of the world.

These animals are not native to anywhere else in the world.

Australia has the highest number of marsupials than any other place.

Here are some cool animals!!!

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KoalaDue to the reliance upon Eucalyptus as a food source. Koalas are only found in this area of Australia.

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KangarooThey dwell in the Arid part of Australia (center). They keep cool by limiting their activity during the day, and licking their forearms to stay cool.

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Platypus

These are a kind of marsupial. They lay eggs, and the eggs are kept in their pouch.They are hatched without fur, and they lick milk up from the wall of the pouch.

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Tasmanian Devil

These were wiped out on the Australia mainland by Dingos. They now live only on the island of Tasmania. They are endangered due to a cancer that spreads when bitten by other Tasmanian Devils.