AustraliaClimate and Surfing

Climate and Culture• How does climate effect culture?• Where do you think most people live in Australia?

Why?

Climate Regions• What is climate? • What’s the difference between climate and weather?• What is a climate region?

Climate Regions• On your map, color, label, and identify all the climate

regions of Australia. Create a key to identify each color.

Australia Climate Regions

Surfing• Surfing is a part of Australian culture, just like it is on

Maui!

Surfing• On your map, locate and identify the eight best surf spots in Australia.

Create a key and use the following website to help you get started:• http://

www.australiangeographic.com.au/travel/destinations/2014/01/australias-8-greatest-surf-spots/1• North Coast-Lennox Head, Tallow Beach, Watego’s Main Beach, Belongil, Byron Bay

Coast• Noosa-Point Break, Queensland• Snapper Rocks, Queensland-Rainbow Bay, Super Bank• Seal Rocks and Pacific Palms, New South Wales-Lighthouse Beach, Treachery Beach,

Boomerang Beach, Bluey’s Beach• Northern Beaches, New South Wales-Manly Beach to Palm Beach, Queens Cliff

“Bommie”• Torquay-Bells Beach, Victoria• Crescent Head, New South Wales-Port Macquarie to Crescent Head• Margaret River-Yallingup and Prevelly Park, Western Australia