https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4 Made with a stroke of good luck en-us 2018-05-03 14:57:27 UTC 2018-05-22 13:05:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/257697273 The intro talks about Absolute and Relative location.]]> 2018-05-03 15:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/257697273 john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/257697375 continental drift theory: the idea that continents are slowly drifting as the tectonic plates that they sit on move. This idea comes from Alfred Wegener, who proposed that Earth once had one giant super continent. This super continent broke apart into plates that have slowly drifted to their current locations.
Endangered species: animals or plants that are in danger of dying out in the immediate future.
Exotic species: animals or plants that are brought into an area from somewhere else.
Native species: animals or plants that occur naturally in an area.
Threatened species: animals or plants that are likely to become endangered if not protected.

]]> 2018-05-03 15:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/257697375 john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/257697557  In 1770, a British sea captain named James Cook discovered Australia while exploring the South Pacific.
The loss of the American colonies created a problem for British prisons. The government decided to set up a prison colony in a place as far away as possible. That place was Australia.





]]> 2018-05-03 15:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/257697557 john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258925964 2018-05-08 14:27:26 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258925964 john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258931693 After independence, Australians adopted a “white Australia” immigration policy. The purpose of that policy was to keep people of color from entering the country.
The white policy ended in the 1970's.
Today Australia revives about 200,000 immigrants each year. More than one half of them arrive from Asia.
Sometimes this has led to tension between ethnic groups. The main result has been the creation of a lively plural society.]]> 2018-05-08 14:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258931693 john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258932720 2018-05-08 14:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258932720 john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258934147 Sunny December in the Southern Hemisphere As you recall, Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere.
The seasons are like flip-flopped from the Northern Hemisphere.
Seasonal Advantages of Living “Down Under” December means bundling up for winter in much of the United States. In Australia, families get ready for summer vacation. Warm days and beautiful beaches attract tourists from north of the equator.
The reversed seasons give Australians another advantage. Countries such as the United States and Japan import out of season flowers and fruit.]]> 2018-05-08 14:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258934147 john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258935065 2018-05-08 14:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258935065 john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258936174 Many unusual animals live in Australia.  The swans you see on lakes are black, not white. Giant crocodiles are as much at home in the ocean as in freshwater ponds.
As you read, Australia was separated from the rest of the continents a very long time ago. Its plants and animals were isolated. They developed without contact with other species elsewhere.
Within Australia, however, plants and animals adapted to a wide variety of climates.
Exotic Species Endanger Many Native Species Early settlers from Europe brought many plants and animals with them. One was the rabbit. The Rabbits have adapted easily to their new home. But, they have had a harmful effect on native species. As the rabbits multiplied, they ate grasses that native animals needed to survive.]]> 2018-05-08 14:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258936174 john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258937906 2018-05-08 14:48:43 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258937906 john_benham https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258973309 Air pollution can helped create a hole in the Ozone.
Slip, Slop, Slap was supposed to help prevent skin cancer because the thinning of the Ozone layer has created health problems for Australians.]]> 2018-05-08 15:58:15 UTC https://padlet.com/john_benham/ey2von5yw2y4/wish/258973309