unit 3 Flashcards
Indigenous
originated naturally in a particular region
-Nomadic
a hunter-gatherer way of life
1606-
1st European contact in Australia
1700
James Cook claimed the continent for the British Crown
Australia started off as a prison colony until which included many indentured servants that were sent to pay off debt.
-1868
British founded their first location in Australia-South Wales on
1788
The 1st colony was
Sydney
Great Barrier Reef is Earth’s largest coral reef. It is
1,400 miles long with 300 different types of Coral
he Great Dividing Range is located along the eastern coast of Australia and is
2,300 miles long and is 3rd longest mountain range in the world
-Great Victoria Desert is named for the British monarch
Queen Victoria in 1875 it is 160,000 square miles and is 4.5% of the continent!
-Outback
sparsely populated interior land in Australia
Fjord
long and narrow inlet of sea that cuts into land
Strait
narrow channels of water that join 2 larger bodies
Traditional mode
small scale economies based on custom and habit
Command model
government of a nation makes all the economic decisions
