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physical geography of Australia and New Zealand
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AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND are part of the diverse South Pacific region, which includes sandy beaches, snow-capped mountains, volcanoes, stunning reefs, grasslands, and deserts. Among these varied physical features are unique species of wildlife that attract tourists and scientists alike.
Physical Geography of Australia and New Zealand
IT MATTERS BECAUSE...
AUSTRALIA'S LANDFORMS
australia is the only continent that is a country
-southern hemisphere -"Land down under"
-flat & dry
AUSTRALIA'S LANDFORMS cont'd
flat
dry
Central Lowlands - Australia's drainage basin
AUSTRALIA'S LANDFORMS cont'd
great dividing range
western plateau
nullarbor plain - "No tree"
2/3 of continent, few people, three deserts
From Cape york to tasmania
tasmania
CENT
Great Australian Bight
NEW ZEALAND LANDFORMS
1,000 MILES S.E. OF AUSTRALIA
ISLAND
SOUTH
NORTH
ISLAND
Snowy peaks
"GOLDEN" BEACHES
Southern Alps
SANDY BEACHES
EMERALD HILLSIDES
SNOW TIPPED MOUNTAINS
ANCIENT FORESTS
RICH SOILS
Mt. Cook
lakes & rivers
Cliffs & Fjords
livestock & ag.
Central plateau of volcanic stone
Mt. Ruapehu
NEW ZEALAND WATER SYSTEMS
CLIMATES, BIOMES, AND RESOURCES
New Zealand LANDFORMS cont'd
KOALA
NEW ZEALAND LANDFORMS cont'd
AUSTRALIAN WATER SYSTEMS
Caldera: a large volcanic crater
NEW ZEALAND LANDFORMS cont'd
LAGOON: Shallow lakes that are at times connected to a river, lake, or the sea.
-A TON OF FRESHWATER
-MOUNTAIN RANGES SPLIT BOTH OF NEW ZEALAND'S ISLANDS
-SUPPORT FAST-FLOWING, SNOW-FED RIVERS AND STREAMS
-RIVERS USED IN AGRICULTURE
TOURISM IS IMPORTANT TO BOTH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
-SURFING, PARASAILING, FISHING, SNORKLING, SAILING AND DIVING ARE ALL COMMON
GREAT BARRIER REEF: WORLD'S LARGEST CORAL REEF
NEW ZEALAND LANDFORMS cont'd
atafu atoll, Tokelau
KANGAROO
atolls: Ring shaped islands formed by the buildup of coral reef on the rim of submerged volcanoes.
AUSTRALIA IS MOSTLY DESERT
NEW ZEALAND HAS RAINFORESTS AND MOUNTAINS
MARSUPIALS DOMINATE THE SAVANNAH OF AUSTRALIA
-KANGAROO, KOALA, WALLABY
-GIANT BARRED FROG & RINGTAIL POSSUM
GREAT BARRIER REEF
-SHRINKING 20% EVERY 100 YEARS
-2,9000 SMALL REEFS FORMED FROM CORAL
-1,250 MILES LONG
-SURROUNDED BY ATER BUT A DRY PLACE
-freshwater is scarce on the continent
-70% of australia is considered "arid or semi-arid"
-Central lowlands recieve the most precipitation
-Murray and darling rivers support irrigated farming
-great artesian basin creates artesian wells, used to water livestock
artesian wells: wells from which pressurized water flows to the surface
-Rainfalls in the north, people live in the southeast
RINGTAIL POSSUM
WALLABY
CLIMATES, BIOMES, AND RESOURCES