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UNT GEOG 1200 - World Geography Lesson 2 Australia
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1World Regional World Regional GeographyGeographyDavid SalleeDavid SalleeLesson 2Lesson 2THE AUSTRAL REALMTHE AUSTRAL REALMMAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIESMAJOR GEOGRAPHIC QUALITIESzzTERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL DIMENSIONDIMENSIONzzRELATIVE RELATIVE LOCATION AND LOCATION AND ISOLATIONISOLATIONzzPERIPHERAL PERIPHERAL DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENTzzHIGHLY HIGHLY CLUSTERED URBAN CLUSTERED URBAN POPULATIONSPOPULATIONSzzEXPORTERS OF EXPORTERS OF LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK PRODUCTSPRODUCTSCLIMATEBIOGEOGRAPHYBIOGEOGRAPHYzzA SUBA SUB--FIELD OF GEOGRAPHYFIELD OF GEOGRAPHY--THE THE SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF FLORA SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF FLORA AND FAUNAAND FAUNAzzEVOLVED FROM THE OVERLAP EVOLVED FROM THE OVERLAP BETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGYBETWEEN GEOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGYzzALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (1769ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (1769--1859) IS RECOGNIZED AS THE 1859) IS RECOGNIZED AS THE FOUNDERFOUNDERzzSUBSUB--DIVIDED INTO 2 MAIN DIVIDED INTO 2 MAIN BRANCHES:BRANCHES:––ZOOGRAPHYZOOGRAPHY––PHYTOGEOGRAPHYPHYTOGEOGRAPHYzzTHE AUSTRALIAN REALM SERVES AS A THE AUSTRALIAN REALM SERVES AS A ““LABORATORYLABORATORY””--WHY?WHY?Marsupials were Marsupials were saved from saved from competition with competition with more highly more highly developed mammals. developed mammals. Birds unique to Birds unique to Australia also Australia also survived, and survived, and distinctive trees and distinctive trees and plants developed. plants developed. There are about 280 There are about 280 species of mammals, species of mammals, 800 of bird, 300 of 800 of bird, 300 of lizard, 140 of snake lizard, 140 of snake and two of crocodile. and two of crocodile. Of the mammals, Of the mammals, almost half are almost half are marsupials. The rest marsupials. The rest are either placental are either placental mammals or mammals or monotremesmonotremesand and most are unique to most are unique to Australia. Australia. AUSTRALIAAUSTRALIAzzA FEDERAL STATE SINCE A FEDERAL STATE SINCE 19011901––COMPRISED OF 6 COMPRISED OF 6 STATES AND 2 STATES AND 2 TERRITORIESTERRITORIESzzPHYSIOGRAPHIC PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS REGIONS zzTHE THE OUTBACK OUTBACK --EXTENSIVE GRASSLAND EXTENSIVE GRASSLAND PASTURES WHICH PASTURES WHICH SUPPORT ONE OF THE SUPPORT ONE OF THE WORLDWORLD’’S LARGEST SHEEP S LARGEST SHEEP AND CATTLE INDUSTRIESAND CATTLE INDUSTRIES••MAJOR URBAN CENTERS MAJOR URBAN CENTERS --SYDNEY (3.7 MILLION),SYDNEY (3.7 MILLION),MELBOURNE (3.3 MILLION), CANBERRA (342,000)MELBOURNE (3.3 MILLION), CANBERRA (342,000)--CAPITAL (A CLASSIC GROWTH POLE)CAPITAL (A CLASSIC GROWTH POLE)2SYDNEYSYDNEYTHE INTERIORBEACH ALONG AUSTRALIABEACH ALONG AUSTRALIA’’S EAST COASTS EAST COASTE.J. PALKAAustralian Australian AgricultureAgricultureABORIGINALCLAIMSAUSTRALIAAUSTRALIA’’S ECONOMYS ECONOMYzzPRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PATTERNS:PATTERNS:––EXPORTS RAW EXPORTS RAW MATERIALSMATERIALS––BASED HEAVILY ON THE BASED HEAVILY ON THE PRIMARY SECTOR PRIMARY SECTOR ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ––DEPENDS ON WORLD DEPENDS ON WORLD MARKETSMARKETSzzIMPORTIMPORT--SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION INDUSTRIESINDUSTRIESzzSMALL DOMESTIC SMALL DOMESTIC MARKETMARKETzzTENUOUS TRADE TENUOUS TRADE LINKS WITH LINKS WITH ASIAN ASIAN TIGERSTIGERS3NEW ZEALANDNEW ZEALANDzzTWO MAJOR ISLANDS TWO MAJOR ISLANDS (NORTH AND SOUTH) (NORTH AND SOUTH) AND MANY SMALLERAND MANY SMALLERzzMOUNTAINOUS MOUNTAINOUS ENVIRONMENTSENVIRONMENTSzzPOPULATION OF 3.9 POPULATION OF 3.9 MILLION, OF WHICH MILLION, OF WHICH 85% ARE EUROPEAN85% ARE EUROPEANzzMAORI HERITAGE MAORI HERITAGE (POLYNESIAN ROOTS), (POLYNESIAN ROOTS), BUT A MINORITY BUT A MINORITY TODAY OF LESS THAN TODAY OF LESS THAN 400,000400,000zzECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITIESNEW ZEALAND’S RELATIVE LOCATION(ASTRIDE PLATE BOUNDARIES)THE IMPACTCOMMONALITIESCOMMONALITIES(AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND)(AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND)zzBRITISH HERITAGEBRITISH HERITAGEzzPASTORAL ECONOMIESPASTORAL ECONOMIESzzSMALL INTERNAL MARKETSSMALL INTERNAL MARKETSzzCHALLENGES OF DISTANCE AND REMOTE CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE AND REMOTE LOCATIONLOCATIONzzHIGH % URBANIZATIONHIGH % URBANIZATIONzzPERIPHERAL DEVELOPMENTPERIPHERAL DEVELOPMENTzzCONCERNS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLESCONCERNS WITH INDIGENOUS PEOPLESzzEXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MOSTEXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR


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