Lesson one: Locating
Australia
Where is
Australia
located?
How large is
Australia?
Where is Australia
located?
UK
Australia
Sources:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Mollweide_projection_SW.jpg
http://www.vectortemplates.com/raster/globes-022.png
Where is Australia
located?
Watch ‘Holey Moley’ dig through the centre of the
Earth from the UK.
Play the game: look at a globe to help you work
out where Moley might end up and pin possible
locations.
Will he end up near Australia?
Where is Australia
located?
Which is
closer to the
Equator,
Australia or
the UK?
Is Australia in the
Northern or
Southern
Hemisphere?
Australia:
Country or continent?
Australia is a country and continent.
Australia is a large land mass like the continents of Africa and South
America, but is only made up of one country.
How does the size of
Australia compare with the
UK?
At its widest point, Australia
is 4100km wide, which is
more than four times the
length of the UK.
Comparing Area
Area of United
Kingdom
Area of Australia
243,610 km²
7,692,024 km²
Relational size of
Australia and Europe
Source: SeekingAlpha.com
What are the positives and
negatives of Australia’s size?
Positives
Negatives
The space is a great asset for
agriculture and growing crops on
a large scale.
The huge distances make it
expensive to deliver resources
such as water to people living
inland.
The size of Australia means it has
a lot of natural resources and is
the world’s leading exporter of
minerals and coal.
Many people are moving away
from inland towns leading to
closure of services and these
places becoming run-down.
Australia has a range of diverse
landscapes to explore and
striking physical features.
Travel is expensive and in poor
weather conditions rural
communities can be cut off.
How does the size of Australia
compare with other countries?
Rank
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Country
Russia
Canada
United States
China
Brazil
Australia
India
Argentina
Kazakhstan
Algeria
Area (km²)
17,098,242
9,984,670
9,826,675
9,596,961
8,514,877
7,692,024
3,287,263
2,780,400
2,724,900
2,381,741
Australia is the sixth
largest country in the
world.
Main activity
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Look at the bar chart showing the approximate
size (area) of each continent.
Colour code each continent on the world map
to match the colour on the bar chart.
If you finish, try the extension on page three.
Remember…
 The size is shown in millions of km² and is rounded up or down to the
nearest million.
 Area of Australia is shown as 8 million km² which is 8,000,000km².
Plenary
Which continent is the largest?
Which continent is the smallest?
Which continent is larger- Australia or Europe?
Is Australia in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere?