Come sono le coste australiane?
Coste. Il profilo costiero dell’Australia è molto vario: soprattutto la linea settentrionale e quella sud-orientale sono costellate da numerose insenature, da penisole e da isole minori. Infatti, vi sono numerose parti di costa frastagliate e a strapiombo sul mare, mentre altre sono completamente collinari.
Come descrivere l’Australia?
L’Australia é situata nell’emisfero Australe, tra l’Oceano Indiano e l’Oceano Pacifico, ed è il sesto Paese al mondo per estensione. Ha una forma compatta e quasi quadrangolare. Il territorio è uniforme: è costituito da estesi tavolati e da rilievi.
What is the Outback?
The Outback is the vast, remote interior of Australia. “The Outback” is more remote than those areas named “the bush”, which include any location outside the main urban areas.
What happened to the Aboriginal communities in the Outback?
Aboriginal communities in outback regions, such as the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands in northern South Australia, have not been displaced as they have been in areas of intensive agriculture and large cities, in coastal areas. The total population of the Outback in Australia declined from 700,000 in 1996 to 690,000 in 2006.
What is the main industry in the outback of Australia?
Gosses Bluff crater, one of a number of meteor impact craters that can be found across outback Australia. The largest industry across the Outback, in terms of the area occupied, is pastoralism, in which cattle, sheep, and sometimes goats, are grazed in mostly intact, natural ecosystems.
Who are the traditional owners of the Outback?
Many Indigenous Australians retain strong physical and cultural links to their traditional country and are legally recognised as the Traditional Owners of large parts of the Outback under Commonwealth Native Title legislation. Early European exploration of inland Australia was sporadic.