Worksheet: PowerPoint: Top 10 Australian Man-Made Landmarks

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Worksheet: PowerPoint: Top 10 Australian Man-Made Landmarks

Slide 2: Australian States and Territories

How many ‘States’ and how many ‘Territories’ does Australia have? ………………………………………………….

Name the States: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Name the Territories: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

What is the ‘Capital City’ of Australia? ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. Which Australian States/Territories have the following Australian Capital Cities?

Capital City State/Territory? Capital City State/Territory?

Canberra Adelaide

Perth Brisbane

Slide 3: What is a ‘Landform’? Write a definition of what a ‘Landform’ is.

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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Explain the following statement in your own words. “A LANDFORM’s shape and ‘the character of the land’s surface’ is the result from the interaction of physical processes.”

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Slide 4: What is a ‘Landmark’? Where does the word ‘Landmark’ originate from?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Today a LANDMARK can refer to what? Name three (3) examples.

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Worksheet: PowerPoint: Top 10 Australian Man-Made Landmarks

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Slide 5: What is a ‘Landscape’? Write down a definition of what a LANDSCAPE is.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. How do you think LANDFORMS and LANDSCAPES are ‘related’?

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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. EROSION and DEPOSITION are ‘geomorphic processes’. What is meant by the word ‘geomorphic’?

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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Describe the EROSION geomorphic process.

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………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Describe the DEPOSITION geomorphic process.

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Slides 6 – 15: Complete the Table

TOP 10 Australian Landmarks

Name of Australian Landmarks Which

State/Territory/ Country?

One reason this place is considered a MAN-MADE LANDMARK.

10 Broome

9 Anzac Cove

8 Ballarat

7 Cape Byron Lighthouse

6 Parliament House

5 Kakadu National Park

4 Barossa Valley

3 Q1 Towers

2 Port Arthur

1 Sydney Opera House

If not completed in class, please complete for homework. Name of Student: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….