Australia in Maps

Australia in Maps

by Richard Swindail

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Australia in Maps - States/Territories and their Capital Cities

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1.! Write the name of each of the states and territories in the space provided on the map.

2.! Fill in the names of the states/territories and their capital cities:

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Australia in Maps - Water Bodies

Using GoogleEarth or an atlas identify the water bodies shown on the map:

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Australia in Maps - Water Bodies

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Southern Ocean

Tasman Sea

Coral Sea

Arafura Sea

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Correctly label on the map these water bodies found around Australia -

Timor Sea

Bass Strait

Torres Strait

Spencer Gulf

St.Vincent Gulf

Gulf of Carpentaria

Shark Bay

Great Australian Bight

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Australia in Maps - Major Urban Centres

Activities Identify the cities and towns shown on the map:

Capital Cities - !A ____________________________! B ______________________________

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Major Cities -! I ______________________________! J _______________________________!! K ______________________________! L _______________________________

Most of Australia’s major cities are located in the southeast corner and southwest corner. Give one reason for this. !

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Australia in Maps - Landform Regions

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MAJOR LANDFORM REGIONS

http://theaew.weebly.com/landforms.html

1. Using an atlas and the map above, identify the landform region in which you would find the following:

■ Perth ! ! !■ Uluru

■ Lake Eyre! ! !

■ Katoomba

■ Sydney ! ! !

■ Cloncurry

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2. Write three facts about each of the four main Australian landform regions using this website:

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3. Explain how this map is different to the one on the website in Question 2.

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Match these natural wonders of Australia with the correct letter on the map:

! ! Great Barrier Reef! ! ! Ningaloo Reef

! ! Uluru! ! ! ! ! Blue Mountains

! ! Fraser Island! ! ! ! Kangaroo Island

! ! Glasshouse Mountains! ! Wilpena Pound

! ! Wolf Creek Crater! ! ! Nullabor Plain

! ! Kakadu Wetlands! ! ! Daintree Rainforest

! ! Cradle Mountain! ! ! Snowy Mountains

! ! Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre! ! Twelve Apostles

Australia in Maps - Natural Wonders

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Australia in Maps - World Heritage Sites

Fraser Island

Great Barrier Reef

Greater Blue Mountains

Kakadu National Park

Purnululu National Park

Royal Exhibition Buildings and Carlton Gardens

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Sydney Opera House

Tasmanian Wilderness

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

Wet Tropics of Queensland

Willandra Lakes Region

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Australia in Maps - Typical Summer Weather Map

1.! What is the air pressure at:! Adelaide? ………………….. Brisbane? ………………….. Derby? ….……..…………..2.! What is the wind speed at: Perth? ……………..…….. Brisbane? ……….……….…….. 3.! What type of weather feature is causing rain near Derby? ! ………………..……………….

4.! Southern Australia is having fine weather. What type of pressure system is causing this?! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ………..……………………….5.! Which city is likely to be having the warmer weather, Mackay or Mt. Isa? Explain your ! answer.! City ……………….. Why? ……………..……………………………………………………….6.! Which city is likely to be having the warmer weather, Cairns or Sydney? Explain your ! answer.! City ……………….. Why? ……………..……………………………………………………….7.! What type of pressure system is located at A? ………………...…………………...……...…! Describe the weather that this pressure system normally causes. …………………………..! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….8.! What type of pressure system is located at B? ……………………………………...………..! Describe the weather that this pressure system normally causes. …………………………..! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….!

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Kalgoorlie

Brisbane

SydneyCanberraAdelaide

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Australia in Maps - Typical Winter Weather Map©

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1.! What is the air pressure at:! Melbourne ……………….. Sydney? ………………….. Brisbane? ….……..…………..2.! What is the wind speed at: Perth? ……………..…….. Mackay? ……….……….…….. 3.! What type of weather feature is causing rain near Perth? ! ………………..……………….

4.! Central and Northern Australia are having fine weather. What type of pressure system is ! causing this?! ! ! ………...………..……………………….5.! Which parts of Australia have received rain in the last 24 hours? ……………………………! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….! What weather systems has caused this rain? ………………………………………………….6.! Weather systems move from west to east across Australia. Which cities are likely to have ! rain in the next 24 hours?! ………………………………………………………………………………………………...……..7.! From the information on the weather map write a weather report for the city of Melbourne ! on this day - your weather report should include: air pressure, rain, cloud cover, wind ! speed and wind direction.! ! ! ! ! ………………………………………………………………………..! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Australia in Maps - Comparing Winter & Summer Weather Maps

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1.! Identify the differences in the weather maps by filling in the table below:

Summer Map Winter Map

Pressure systems across northern Australia

Pressure systems across southern Australia

Location of cold fronts relative to mainland

Rainfall around Perth and Adelaide

Rainfall in north of continent

2.! Use the information from the table to write a paragraph describing the differences between an ! Australian summer weather map and a winter weather map.

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Australia in Maps - Climate Regions (1)©

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Go to this website to get information Information on temperatures, precipitation and seasons of each of Australia’s climate types:

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If you need to convert Fahrenheit figures to Celsius so go to this site: http://www.albireo.ch/temperatureconverter/

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Australia in Maps - Climate Regions (2)

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Australia in Maps - Australia’s Neighbours

Pacific Ocean

Indian Ocean

Southern Ocean

Label and shade in these countries, Australia’s neighbours:

Asian NeighboursAsian NeighboursAsian Neighbours Pacific NeighboursSoutheast Asia East Asia South Asia

Indonesia China Bangladesh New ZealandTimor Leste Japan India Papua New GuineaPhilippines Taiwan Sri Lanka FijiMalaysia North Korea Pakistan Solomons

Singapore South Korea Nepal VanuatuVietnam Bhutan

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Australia in Maps - Vegetation Patterns

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1.! Describe the pattern of closed and open forest.

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! …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2.! Draw a transect from A to B showing the vegetation you would find on a journey across the ! continent:

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Australia in Maps - Major Rivers

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Name the rivers numbered on the map -

Name the rivers that Australia’s capital cities are located on -

Sydney ! ! ! ! ! ! HobartMelbourne! ! ! ! ! ! Perth

Adelaide! ! ! ! ! ! CanberraBrisbane! ! ! ! ! !

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Australian Capital Territory - CanberraQueensland - BrisbaneNew South Wales - SydneyVictoria - MelbourneTasmania - HobartSouth Australia - AdelaideWestern Australia - PerthNorthern Territory - Darwin

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

Australia in Maps - Answers

A Indian Ocean! ! B Pacific Ocean! ! C Southern Ocean

D Timor Sea! ! ! E Arafura Sea! ! F Coral SeaH Great Australian Bight! I Spencer Gulf! ! J Gulf of Carpentaria! ! K Joseph Bonarparte Gulf

L Bass Strait! ! ! M Torres Strait! ! !

N Port Phillip Bay! ! O Shoalwater Bay! ! P Shark Bay

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WORKSHEET 2: Water Bodies

WORKSHEET 1: States/Territories and their Capital Cities

WORKSHEET 3: Mapping Water Bodies

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! ! Great Barrier Reef! ! ! Ningaloo Reef

! ! Uluru! ! ! ! ! Blue Mountains

! ! Fraser Island! ! ! ! Kangaroo Island

! ! Glasshouse Mountains! ! Wilpena Pound

! ! Wolf Creek Crater! ! ! Nullabor Plain

! ! Kakadu Wetlands! ! ! Daintree Rainforest

! ! Cradle Mountain! ! ! Snowy Mountains

! ! Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre! ! Twelve Apostles

Capital Cities - !A Perth B Sydney C Melbourne D Adelaide E Brisbane ! F Canberra G Darwin! Hobart

Major Cities -! I Cairns! J Newcastle K Geelong! L Albany

Most of Australia’s major cities are located in the southeast corner and southwest corner. Give one reason for this. ! Range of answers acceptable but not limited to:

! * southeast and southwest corners have warm temperate climates with good rainfall! * areas of best agricultural soils! * these parts of Australia first settled by Europeans! * manufacturing industries concentrated in southeast and southwest !

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1.! Perth - Coastal Lowlands! Uluru - Great Western Plateau! Lake Eyre - Central Lowlands

! Katoomba - Eastern Highlands! Sydney - Coastal Lowlands!Cloncurry - Central Lowlands

2.! Great Western Plateau ■ one third of the Australian continent ■ area - 2.7 million km2

■ largest of the landform regions ■ contains iconic landforms (e.g. Uluru and Kata Tjuta)

Coastal Lowlands ■ extend along eastern edge of continent ■ start in Queensland and ends in Victoria ■ most densely populated ■ low-lying area directly adjacent to the east coastSpecial Note: this website doesn’t identify the fact that the Coastal lowlands extend around parts of the north, south and west coast as shown on the worksheet’s map)

Central Lowlands ■ one quarter of the continent’s landmass■ low-lying, featureless area ■ averages only 200m above sea level■ very dry, arid to semi-arid conditions■ although generally flat does have some mountains■ major feature is Lake Eyre - 15m below sea level & 10,000km2

Eastern Highlands ■ comprises the area known as the Great Dividing Range■ only 10% of country’s area■ 3,500 kms long from Cape York Peninsula to Tasmania■ most fertile region ■ formed by plate tectonics

3.! * The website’s map doesn’t show the northern, southern and western parts of the Coastal Lowlands.! * Shapes of the landform regions are different (the website’s is more generalised).

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WORKSHEET 4: Major Urban Centres

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WORKSHEET 7: World Heritage Sites

Fraser Island

Great Barrier Reef

Greater Blue Mountains

Kakadu National Park

Purnululu National Park

Royal Exhibition Buildings and Carlton Gardens

Shark Bay

Sydney Opera House

Tasmanian Wilderness

Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park

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WORKSHEET 8: Typical Summer Weather Map

1.! Adelaide - 1008 hPa (hectopascals) Brisbane - 1012 hPa Derby - 1000 hPa

2.! Perth - 5-14 km/hr Brisbane - 5-14 km/hr3.! A tropic cyclone - TC Rusty

4.! High pressure system5.! Mt.Isa - because they are both on the same latitude but Mt.Isa is inland and Mackay on the coast where

! temperature are moderated by sea breezes.6.! Cairns - because it has a much lower latitude than Sydney (Sydney also has wind coming off the ocean

! which would moderate its temperature)7.! A has a high pressure system which general brings fine and sunny conditions.

! B is a cold front which brings cooler conditions, overcast sky with possibility of rain, strong winds.

WORKSHEET 9: Typical Summer Weather Map

1.! Melbourne - 1016 hPa (hectopascals) Sydney - 1020 hPa Brisbane - 1022 hPa

2.! Perth - 5-14 km/hr Mackay - 5-14 km/hr3.! Cold front is causing the rain near Perth.

4.! High pressure system5.! Perth and the southwest of the continent, Tasmania including Hobart, state of Victoria (including

! Melbourne - Rain caused by the passage of a cold front6.! Canberra and Sydney

7.! Melbourne is experiencing winds from the west at 15-23 km/hr, air pressure is 1016 hPa, overcast ! conditions with cold and wet conditions from the passing cold front,

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WORKSHEET 10: Comparing Summer and Winter Weather Maps

Summer Map Winter Map

Pressure systems across northern Australia Broad low pressure system, Tropical cyclone off NW coast

High pressure system ridge across north

Pressure systems across southern Australia High pressure system centred off south coast, influence weak towards centre of continent

High pressure system centred on southern mainland ridging across centre and north of continent

Location of cold fronts relative to mainland Well to south of mainland Across southern part of mainland affecting southern states

Rainfall around Perth and Adelaide None Rain is present

Rainfall in north Rain across some northern regions (Kimberley and Arnhem Land)

No rain across the north

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2. ! In the summer months the northern parts of Australia are affected by rain (monsoon or “the wet” ! while the winter months are the “dry” season. Areas in the south like regions around Perth and ! Adelaide have a wet winter and a dry Summer (Mediterranean climates)! Note: can’t tell this from the maps but the southeastern areas of Australia and the east coast have a ! more even spread of rain throughout the year than the north and Perth and Adelaide regions. See ! the handout “Climate Regions 2”.

WORKSHEET 11: Climate Regions 1

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Arid▪︎ hot/dry climates▪︎ no regular rainfall ▪︎ less than 10” rain (250mm) annually▪︎ high day temperatures, low night time temperatures

▪︎ outer edge of arid zone▪︎ can get rain to support farming but have regular droughts ▪︎ 10”-20” rain annually (250-500mm)▪︎ most areas have summer and winter seasons▪︎ high day temperatures, low night time temperatures

▪︎ mild climate▪︎ warm to hot, dry summers and mild to cool, wet winters▪︎ winter temperatures 35°- 65°F (2°- 18°C)▪︎ summer months all average above 50°F (10°C) warmest month averaging above 72°F (22°C)▪︎ annual rainfall 510mm

▪︎ two seasons: wet season (summer) dry season (winter)▪︎ dry season generally longer than wet season▪︎ life flourishes through the wet season ▪︎ temperature are high throughout the year: Wet season averages 77°F (25°C) Dry season averages 68°F (20°C)

▪︎ one season▪︎ temperature remain fairly constant throughout the year▪︎ average temperature about 80°F (27°C) ▪︎ Temperatures seem hotter because of high humidity▪ Daytime temperatures rarely above 93°F (34°C) and nighttime temperatures rarely below 68°F (20°C)

▪︎ only 2 seasons - summer and winter▪︎ temperatures stay high, above 70°F (21°C) but cool for winter but not cold▪︎ summer average temperature 70- 80°F (21-27°C)▪︎ rainfall up to 48” (1200mm) annually▪︎ high humidity - drops inland ▪︎ strong storms - hurricanes (cyclones) and tornadoes

(also known as marine west coast)▪︎ temperature range small▪︎ coldest months rarely lower than 30°F (-1°C)▪︎ warmest month averages 77°F (22°C)▪︎ mild, wet climate▪ rainfall as low as 30” (762mm) but can be much higher in places

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WORKSHEET 13: Vegetation Patterns

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FlindersMitchellRoperVictoriaFitzroyAshburton

GascoyneMurchisonBlackwoodFinkeDiamantinaCooper

Capital City RiversSydney - Parramatta RiverMelbourne - Yarra RiverAdelaide - River TorrensBrisbane - Brisbane RiverHobart - Derwent RiverPerth - Swan RiverCanberra - Molonglo River

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