Cavs Geography Homework 1.5

1. The Western Plateau, the Central Lowlands and the Eastern Highlands.
2. The Australian alps stretch from the Brindabella Range north of Canberra to the  Baw Range east Melbourne.
3. They are more rounded from erosion.
4. Uluru is located 335 km west of Alice Springs in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
5. Uluru is the second largest monolith in the world. It measures 9.4 km around the base and extending for several km underground. For millions of years sediments were collected under shallow seas in this depression and were compressed into rock. When the sea receded about 300 million years ago the rocks were folded and tilted nearly 90 degrees into their present position.
6. The way that the sun's ray passes through the atmosphere affects the lighting on Uluru e.g. more rays of sunlight pass through the atmosphere in the early hour of the morning or at twilight.
7. An area of land that is drained by a river and its tributaries.
8. Murray darling and Lake Eyre.
9. The Murray Darling River, Lake Eyre basin and The Franklin River.
10. It evaporated because the water barley moves therefor just collects heat until it evaporates
11. It only flows a few days a year.
12. It is located in the Tasmanian wilderness World Heritage area. It has become synonymous with conservation ever since the 1980's where they were trying to damn it for hydroelectricity.

13. The ruling was a landmark decision both environmentally and constitutionally.

Cavs Geography Homework 1.4

1 What is continental drift?

Continental drift is the gradual movement and formation of continents

2 What name is given to the processes associated with plate movements?

Tectonic Movement  

3 What is the name of the super continent that existed over one billion years ago?

The super continent that existed over one billion years ago is called Rodinia

4 When did Pangaea exist?

Pangaea existed about 750 million years ago

5 Which present-day continents were parts of Gondwana?

Present day countries that were once part of Gondwana include South America, Australia, Africa, India and Antarctica.

6 At what speeds and in what direction is the Australian continent moving?

At present the continent of Australia is moving 5cm to the North each

7 How old are Australia’s desert landscapes?

They are relatively new less than one million years old

8 What is the main agent of erosion in Australia?

The main agent of erosion is water, water from rivers, streams, lakes and lagoons.

9 What is geomorphology?

The change in landform             
10What does a geomorphologist do?                                                                                                    Study how the landscape has been transformed, possible causes may bee a result of erosion, volcanic activity, plate tectonics etc.                                                                                                                    

Cavs Geography Homework 1.2

1 What is the land area of Australia?

Australia’s land mass is 7.7 million square kilometers 

2 What is the area of Australia’s ocean territory?

It has an ocean territory of 16.1 million square kilometers

3 List the five countries with areas greater than Australia.

Brazil, China, United States, Canada and the Russia Federation

4 How many times could New Zea land fit into Australia?

New Zea land could fit into Australia 25 times

5 How long is Australia’s coastline?

The Australian coastline is 36,000km in length or 60,000 when all the islands are included

6 Which country has the longest coastline and how long is it?

Canada has the longest coastline stretching 240,000 kilometers long

7 How many external territories does Australia have?

Australia has 7 external territories

8 Which external territory is furthest from Australia?

The furthest external territory is Heard Island 4,000 kilometers off the coast of Perth

9 Why is Australia known as an ‘empty continent’?

Because it has one of the lowest population ratios when compared to its immense size

10 Where is Jervis Bay Territory and how many people live there?

Jervis Bay is situated 200 kilometers South of Sydney and has a population total of 611

Cav’s Geography Homework 1.3

1. How old is Australian Aboriginal culture:

·         50,000 years old

2. What is the Dream time?

·         The Dream time refers to the ‘time before time’ when all things were created by the spirit ancestors

3. What are Dreaming stories?

·         Dreaming Stories are stories that have been passed on from generation to generation to explain physical features of the land, creation, how animals came to be and why things are the way they are in the Aboriginal culture

4. How is Aboriginal knowledge passed on?

·         Aboriginal culture is passed on through elders and though the dream time (through stories) passed down from father to son

5.  What do the Aboriginal people mean by ‘country’?

·         This country, this world, when used by Aboriginal people, refers to a spiritual place that gives and receives life, and has its own consciousness.

6. Why is the Rainbow Serpent significant?

·         The Rainbow serpent is significant because she carved out the land for the Aboriginals, summoned all creatures including humans from the center of the earth and now guards all aquatic life

7. How did the Rainbow Serpent form the landscape?

·         By traveling all over the land and carving deep canyons and ranges with her large body

8. Why do Aboriginal people respect the land?

·         They respect the land because they don’t believe they own it or have any claim on it they are there simply as caretakers

9. What is a common theme in Aboriginal stories?

·         Death is the result in all the stories and this is what has shaped the land

10. Choose one of the stories in this unit and summaries it in your own words.

·         The rainbow serpent awoke one day and burst forth upon the surface of the earth, she had been asleep for a long nesting in the center of the earth, now she weaved in and out of the land creating big channels and mountains that filled with water. She then called upon all the creatures who lived inside the earth including humans and gave them a new home, she went back into the sea she had forged and lays there now protecting the sea life while the aboriginals were left to protect the land and not over fish or kill unnecessary aquatic life otherwise the rainbow serpent would come out once again and punish them.

11. Discuss how Aboriginal people’s perspective of landforms would influence their use of the land. Present your ideas to the rest of the class.

·         Because of the Aboriginals perspective of the land they did not farm it, mass logging for agriculture, build upon it and destroy the landscape, Dam Rivers and lakes, mine the ground for precious minerals. Because of their perspective of the land, their job was to protect it not destroy it; they were able to live comfortably without ripping apart the land.

Cav’s Geography Homework 1.1

Q1.

a.       Frenchman’s Gap

b.      Cradle Mountain

c.       Black Bluff

d.      Mt Anne  

e.      Ben Nevis

Q2.

a.       42’52’S  147’15’E

b.      42’08’S  148’04’E

c.       40’45’S  145’20’E

d.      41’25’S  147’08’E

e.      43’10’S  147’50’E

Q3.

a.       King island is found between 39’35’S and 40’15’S, and longitude 143’51’E and 144’10’E.

b.      The Furneaux group are located between 39’40’S and 40’20’S and between 147’45’E and 148’22’E

c.       The Freycinet Peninsula extends from 42’10’S and 42’25’S to 148’15’E and 148’20’E