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Migration to Australia First people in Australia came from
Southeast Asia Crossed land bridges (when possible) Also used boats/canoes
Aborigines First people to live in Australia
50,000 years before Europeans Lived in tribes, in small villages
Food came mostly from the sea (fish) Also grew yams, fruits, taro
Nomadic people
Colonial Period First European explorers came
around 1500 A.D. 1800s - In search of whale oil, more
exploration occurred when whalers followed animals to Oceania
Capt. James Cook (right) – explorer of Australia & New Zealand (1770s)
European Settlement of Australia 1788
Great Britain turns Australia into prison colony
1851 Gold discovered, bringing many European
settlers
Decline of Indigenous people (Aborigine) Fighting for control of land Could not combat European diseases
New Zealand in Brief First settled between
950-1130 A.D. First explored by
Europeans in 1630 (Abel Tasman)
Capt. James Cook explored NZ in 1769
New Zealand Today Government
Member of the British Commonwealth, but completely independent (like Canada)
Voting: Every person 18+ can vote Elections every 3 years
• Economy• Mostly agriculture and tourism• However, there are 13 times more sheep than people in New Zealand
5 Things You didn’t Know about Aussieland1. Australia is REALLY BIG
6th largest country (physically) in the world (slightly smaller than continental USA)
2. Australia is REALLY EMPTY Only 20 million residents (USA has 300 million)
3. Australia has really dangerous animals (yes and no!)
More people have died from lightning strikes than shark attacks
More people died from bee stings (20) than died from shark attacks, crocodile attacks and spider bites combined.
5 Things (cont’d)4. Australians are hard
workers In 2004, Australian's
ranked third in a list of average hours worked each year amongst industrial countries behind New Zealand (1) and the USA (2) and ahead of Japan (5), Britain (8) and Germany (12).