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Flashcards by ioannis_lion, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by ioannis_lion
over 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| "Australis" | Latin word meaning southern, used to refer to regions below equator. |
| Spacial Dimension | WHERE & WHY enviroments are there. |
| Ecological Dimensions | How humands interact with enviroments. |
| Biophysical | Natural |
| Built | Human |
| Australia is located: | in southern hemisphere between Indian and Pacific Oceans |
| Latitudinal extent of Australia is: | 10o41'S and 43o39's |
| Longitudinal extent of Australia is: | 113o09'E and 153o39'E |
| Most Northerly point of Australia is: | Cape York Peninsula |
| Most southerly point MAINLAND in Australia is: | South point on Wilsons Promotory Victoria |
| Most Southerly Point of Australia is: | Tasmanias South East Cape |
| Most Westerly Point is: | steep point in WA |
| Most East point is: | Cape Byron in NSW |
| How many degrees of latitude does Australia span: | 33o |
| How many time zones does it span? | 3 |
| Nearest Neighbours are: | Papua New Guniea (North) and New Zealand (Southeast) |
| What is to the west? | No Major landmasses |
| What is NorthWest: | East Timor and Indonesia |
| What is East? | Small island countries e.g. Fiji Vanautu and solomon islands |
| What is the Area of Australia? | 7 682 300km2 |
| What does it rank in terms of size? | 6th |
| Compared to other countries how big is it? | 50% larger than Europe 20x Larger than Japan 32x larger than the UK\ |
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