AUSTRALIA, PACIFIC ISLANDS, AND ANTARCTICA
Countries
List 3 counties
A__________________
N__________________
P__________________

Physical Characteristics

Wide range of vegetation ranging from t___________ r__________ f_____________
to d________ s________

Mostly desert (list 1 country)
A__________________

The G________ D___________ Range

The G_________ B______________ Reef

Unique animal life (list 1 country and reason why unique animals)
A__________________-

The world’s coldest, driest, windiest continent (list 1 country)
A__________________

Icecaps

List 3 types of Pacific Islands
V__________________
C__________________
A__________________ C__________________

Economic Characteristics

A__________________and w__________________ travel bring goods and services to remote areas

Dry areas in Australia well suited to C__________________ and

S__________________ ranching

Upset of environmental balance caused by introduction of N__________________ species

Primary activities (list 2)
R__________________
M__________________

Cultural Characteristics:

Sparsely populated (list 1 country)
P__________________

Location of Australia’s population:

Traditional culture in P__________ Islands

Different lifestyles

Cultures reflect the mix of E____________ and I_____________ cultures (list 2 examples)

Maoris-

Aborigines-

No permanent residents (list 1 country)
A__________________

Cities as centers of culture and trade (list 3 cities)
C__________________
S__________________
M__________________

Cultural landscape
S__________ Opera House

Cattle and sheep stations (list location)
A__________________

Research stations (list location)
A__________________

Thatched rood dwelling (list location)
P__________________