INTRODUCTION TO AUSTRALIA,
NEW ZEALAND, AND OCEANIA
Unit 8, Lesson 1
DO NOW
IN COMPLETE SENTENCES, answer the following:
The Pacific region is one of the largest in the world, but only
29 million live there. (That is less than 1% of the world’s total
population.) Why do you think so few people live in this
region?
OBJECTIVES & LEARNER PROFILE
OBJECTIVES:
• SWBAT describe the physical and
human geography of Australia, New
Zealand, and Oceania.
• SWBAT explain how human and
physical geography interact in
Australia, New Zealand, and Oceania.
LEARNER PROFILE
INQUIRER
In this unit we’ll be exploring differences
and asking ourselves why are there so
many differences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIB5Tc-m5Hg
WELCOME TO THE LAND DOWN UNDER!
Map of Oceania
The political
boundaries of Oceania
including Australia,
New Zealand, and
Pacific Islands.
PHYSICAL & HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
• Human geography in Australia includes the man-made
features, such as cities, travel, agriculture, clothing, food and
language
• Physical geography in Australia includes mountain ranges,
climate regions, rivers, lakes, and deserts
• Physical and human geography are related because they
directly impact each other.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA
The major geographical features of Australia include the Victoria
Desert, the Great Barrier Reef, and Great Dividing Range.
NOTES
• Most of the population is focused on the coastal regions.
• Because of the barren region covering central Australia, there
are nomadic Aboriginal groups who live there.
• Australia is so unique because it is isolated from the rest of
the world.
• The animals evolved in completely different ways because
they did not come into contact with other animals.
Aborigines:
the people whose
ancestors were
indigenous to the
Australian continent
before British
colonization.
MORE NOTES
• Outback: the vast, remote, arid area of Australia
• The Bush: any lands outside the main urban areas
• Walkabout: a rite of passage during which male Australian
Aborigines would undergo a journey during adolescence and
live in the wilderness for a period as long as six months.
GUIDED PRACTICE
• Turn to page 551 in your textbook.
• With your table group, read Chapter 29, Section 1 (pages
551-554).
• Answer the questions, define the vocabulary terms, and
complete the graphic organizer on your Guided Notes.
• Discuss with your table group the picture captions for all
pictures, maps, and sidebar boxes.
• Look for a minimum of 8 additional “nuggets” of information to
include in your notes.
INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
• Turn to page 598 in your textbook for the Map of Oceania.
• Turn to page 544 in your textbook for the Atlas Activities
questions.
EXIT TICKET
On an index card, write your FULL NAME and PERIOD
NUMBER above the red line. Then answer the following
questions in complete sentences:
• 1. What is one example of physical geography in Australia?
• 2. How are physical geography and human geography
related? Explain using an example in Australia.
• 3. Why is Australia so weird?