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Geography Australia
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- 1Tectonic PlatesThe various slow-moving plates that make up the Earth's crust. Volcanoes and earthquakes occur at the edges of the plates.
- 2Continental DriftThe theory that describes how continents broke away and drifted from an original landmass because of convection currents underneath the Earth's surface.
- 3Layers of the EarthInner Core, Outer Core, Lower Mantle, Upper Mantle, Asthenosphere, Crust.
- 4Australia's Natural FeaturesWhen the Northern Australian plate collided with the Southern Plate, it created massive volcanic and earth activity. When the last Ice Age occurred, Australia had massive inland lakes. At it's widest, Australia is 4000 KM across, and it's sea levels have dropped 120 M.
- 5Converging BoundariesOccur when two plates move towards each other. Examples are: Eurasian and Indian Plate in the Himalayas
,Nazca Plate and South American plates in South America - 6Divergent BoundariesAre when two plates move away from each other. Sea floor spreading can occur at divergent boundaries. Examples are : African and Arabian plate in the Red Sea
Pacific and Antarctic plates
North American and Eurasian to make the Mid Atlantic Ridge - 7Transform BoundariesTransform boundaries are where plates slide parallel to each other. Examples are: Pacific and Australian plates, through New Zealand
The Pacific and North American Plate in California - 8Mid-Ocean RiftRifting occurs at converging boundaries where two plates are pushed upwards and magma bubbles to the surface.
- 9DreamingDreaming is the Aboriginal or Indigenous Australian term for creating stories that explain how the Earth, life and nature came to be.
- 10Exclusive Economic ZoneThe Exclusive Economic Zone is the area of 370km around a country that that country has the rights to explore, exploit and conserve it's natural marine resources.
- 11What are the four main landform areas and where are they located?The Coastal plains are on the far Eastern coast of Australia, the Eastern Highland son the inner Eastern coast, The Central Lowlands are in inner Australia, and the Western Plateau is on the Western side of Australia.
- 12What are the seven continents of the world?Antarctica, Europe, South America, Asia, North America, Oceania, Africa.
- 13Australia's states and territories and their capitals.Queensland, Brisbane. New South Wales, Sydney. Australian Capital Territory, Canberra. Victoria, Melbourne. Northern Territory, Darwin. Western Australia, Perth. Southern Australia, Adelaide. Tasmania, Hobart.
- 14Australian Offshore TerritoriesASHMORE
HEARD MCDONALD
COCO
CORAL
NORFOLK
CHRISTMAS
AAT - 15The McDonnell RangesThe McDonnell ranges were formed by converging boundaries causing fold mountains in weaker areas of the crust. This then formed an anti-cline, which was then eroded by water to form the present day ranges.
- 16Australia's Off Shore TerritoriesAnna Had Christmas Coral Not Counting Ashmore
(Australian Antarctic Territory, Heard and McDonald Islands, Christmas Island, Coral Sea Island, Norfolk Island, Territory of Cocos Islands, Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands) - 17EndemicTo occur naturally in Australia and nowhere else.
- 18MarsupialA species that gives birth to their young at a young and immature age, and they further develop in their mother's pouch.
- 19MonotremeA species that is a marsupial and lays eggs.
- 20Why is Australia's flora and fauna so different?2. Because Australia has ben separated geographically from other continents flora and fauna have evolved differently.
- 21High Pressure SystemsHigh pressure systems are areas where air particles are highly condensed compared to the surrounding area.
- 22Low Pressure SystemsAre areas where air particles are lowly condensed compared to the area surrounding them.
- 23What is Latitude?Latitude is the invisible lines running from East to West along the Earth that are used to locate places.
- 24What is Longitude?Longitude are the invisible lines running from North to South that are used to locate places.
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