AUSTRALIA 



AUSTRALIA 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON AUSTRALIA 



Outline 



I. Position 



Latitude. 10* 50' to 39 10' south 



(2) Longitude, 112 52' to 153 34' east 



(3) Surrounding seas 



II. Sice 



( 1) Lonpth. 2,400 miles 

 :i. 1,900 miles 



(3) Area, 2,946,700 square miles 



( 4 ) Rank, the smallest of the continents 



(5) Comparative size 



III. Shape and Coast Line 



( 1 ) Oblong, compact mass 



>gular coast line; length, 8,800 

 miles 

 (3) Few indentations 



(a) Great Australian Bight on the 



south 



(b) Gulf of Carpentaria on the north 

 < 4 ) Islands 



(a) Tasmania 



(b) East Indies 



(5) The Great Barrier Reef 



IV. Surface Features 



( 1 ) Lacks variety 



(2) Low, rounded mountains 



(3) Arid lowlands 



(4) The Great Plateau 



V. Drainage 



-Mi.-ill rivf-r systems 

 ' . i M->st important rivers 



(a) Rivers of the north 



(b) Rivers of the west 



(c) Interior rivers 

 (3) Lakes 



VI. Climate 



Extremes of temperature 



(2) Coast regions mild and pleasant 



(3) Uneven rainfall 



\ M. Vreetntlon 

 if pl:mt life 



MI i -desert and tropical types 

 (3) Introduction of European plants 



VIII. Animal Life 



(1) Interesting and peculiar species 



(a) Few higher types 



(b) Marsupials; mammals of primi- 



tive class only 



(2) Peculiar and varied species of birds 



(3) Reptiles and fish 



IX. Industries 



(1) Rich mineral resources 



( 2 ) Farming 



(3) Stock-raising 



(4) Manufactures 



X. Inhabitants 



( 1 ) Aborigines 



(2) Whites 



(3) Uneven distribution of population 

 (a) Cities 



(4) Immigration 



(5) Education 



XI. Improvements and Commerce 



(1) Railroads 



(2) Telegraph and telephone systems 



(3) Cable communication 



(4) Trade 



XII. Government 



(1) Federation of states 



(2) Nominal British control 



(3) Universal suffrage 



(4) Departments of government 



(a) Executive 



(b) Legislative 



(c) Judicial 



XIII. Defense 



(1) Compulsory training 



(2) Australian navy 



(3) Part in the War of the Nations 



XIV. History 



(1) Colonial Period 



(a) Exploration and colonization 



(b) Discovery of gold 



(c) Steps toward federation 



(2) The Period of Federation 



(a) Tariff question 



(b) Exclusion of Asiatics 



(c) Progress and development 



Questions 



-r.'tlia called one hundred years ago? 

 Where doc.s Australia rank as to size among the possessions of Great Britain? 



