Australia by Hope Johnson

33.7 Living Under an Ozone Hole

hope_johnson1 — 2018-05-03 17:27:55 UTC

In your bag for the beach, you have buckets, lunches, towels, but most important, sunscreen. Australia is in an Ozone hole. Scientists divide Earth's atmosphere into layers. The lowest layer contains the air we breathe. The next layer begins about six miles above Earth. It contains a gas called ozone. It keeps UV rays from the sun, from reaching earth. In 1985, scientists discovered an Ozone over Antarctica starting to thin.( An Ozone Hole) It has now gradually moved over Australia.
Problems

Can cause skin cancer. Skin cancer rates in Australia have risen significantly.
Two out of three Australians are now likely to develop skin cancer in their lifetime.

Solutions

Posters and advertisements advise Australians to “slip, slop, slap” before they go out in the sun. This means to “slip” on a shirt, “slop” on some sunscreen, and “slap” on a hat to protect their skin. There are also “no-hat, play-in-the-shade” rules at schools. Students cannot go outside to play if they are not wearing a hat.

33.6 Australia's Amazing Wildlife

hope_johnson1 — 2018-05-03 17:28:01 UTC

Many odd animals lie in Australia! There are more than 13 million living species of plants and animals. About one million are found in Australia. Many of these are found nowhere else on Earth!
These strange animals live on an isolated continent. They matured without any contact of other animals that live elsewhere. Within Australia, plants and animals adapted to a wide variety of climates.
Reason

Early settlers brought these animals with them when they first came over.

Exotic species have disturbed the natural environment in much of the country. As a result, some native species have disappeared. Others are in danger of becoming extinct.

33.5 Australia's Reversed Seasons

hope_johnson1 — 2018-05-03 17:28:05 UTC

Since Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, they have flipped seasons from what he northern hemisphere would have. They would be celebrating New Years and Christmas in warm weather, while we would be bundled up watching the snow. Because of this tilt, the Southern Hemisphere receives more sunlight between December and March. These are Australia's warm summer months. Those same months are the winter season north of the equator.
Advantages

Attracks many northern people
Countries such as the United States and Japan import out-of-season flowers and fruit. For example, cherries are a summer fruit in the United States. They ripen “Down Under” in December and January. Many other fruits are also harvested at this time.

This is Australia's New Years Show! ( It's Around 98 degrees there during New Years!)

33.4 New Relationships With Near Neighbors

hope_johnson1 — 2018-05-03 17:28:18 UTC

After independence, Australians adopted a “white Australia” immigration policy. The purpose of that policy was to keep people of color from entering the country, but in the 1970's, that rule ended. People migrate to Australia for multiple reasons. Some are refugees fleeing wars. Others come looking for education or a good job.
2008

By 2008, 25% of Australians were born in another country.
21 million people lived their

Today

Over 200,000 people immigrate their every year
More than one half of them arrive from Asia

Sometimes this has led to tension between ethnic groups. But the main result has been the creation of a lively plural society.
Trade
By 1950, Japan was Australia's most important trade partner. In recent years, South Korea, China, and Taiwan have also increased their trade with Australia.

33.3 A land Far From Great Britain

hope_johnson1 — 2018-05-03 17:28:23 UTC

In 1770, a British sea captain named James Cook discovered Australia while exploring the South Pacific. Back then, the continent was known as a prison to Europe because it was so far away. These convicts built Australia's first European settlement.
Once they decided to build a colony in Australia, they lived off of farming. Treasure Hunters from all around the world flocked to Australia when gold was found in 1851. This drove the native people of Australia, the Aborigines, of their land.
In 1901, Australia gained its independence. Its new flag, however, showed that its people still felt connected to Britain. The Australian flag has a small copy of the British “Union Jack” in one corner. The Union Jack is the British national flag.

33.2 Geographic Setting

hope_johnson1 — 2018-05-03 17:28:26 UTC

Australia also has one of the most diverse collections of flora and fauna in the world!

Over 200 million years ago, the world was one big super continent. It was called Pangaea. The continental drift theory is a theory says that it broke apart into the continents that we know and love toady because of tectonic plates. Alfred Wegener thought of it.  
This is what Pangaea is predicted to look like.

In the 1800s, Australia became a colony of Britain. The colonists brought animals and plants from their homelands to Australia. This is why Australia has such a divers fauna. This is also why Australia has so many exotic species.
Endangered species: animals or plants that are in danger of dying out in the immediate future
Threatened species: animals or plants that are likely to become endangered if not protected
Native species: animals or plants that occur naturally in an area
Exotic species: animals or plants that are brought into an area from somewhere else

33.1 Introduction

hope_johnson1 — 2018-05-03 17:28:31 UTC

Absolute Location- The exact longitude and latitude(point) on the earth.
ex. 23 degrees north and 56 degrees west
Relative Location- Where a place is located in relation to another place
ex. My house is next to the baseball field.
Canberra is the capital of Australia. Australia is not only a country, but it is also its own continent! There is nothing like it in the world! It is also considered an Island!

Credits

hope_johnson1 — 2018-05-08 18:41:02 UTC

Thanks to Teach TCI

Other Exotic Animals from Australia

hope_johnson1 — 2018-05-10 16:29:38 UTC

The kangaroo

The Platypus

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