Introduction
Australia may be an old worn down continent but it has some very interesting landforms including mountains, islands, rivers and desert. In this activity you are asked to select a landform them do some research about it. You can use library and Internet resources, but remember to keep a list of books and pages you have used.
Task
You will need to include a map to show the location of the landform. Also in your work, describe the landform and include a picture. Then outline
Besides the web sites listed below, some useful references are:
- how it was formed;
- what rock types are found there;
- how the rocks were formed;
- when it formed;
- what has happened between the time of formation and the present day; and
- the meaning of any terms used.
- Branagan, D. & Packham, G. (2000) Field Geology of New South Wales, NSW: Department of Mineral Resources.
- Birch, W. D. (1994) Volcanoes in Victoria, Vic: Royal Society of Victoria.
Process and resources
Access the web sites indicated below in order to complete the following tasks. It may not be necessary to access all the web sites. You may find an appropriate answer by visiting one site, however, you may find other resources such as photographs and sketches at some of the alternate web sites. You may find additional information, a different explanation or a different point of view, by visiting a number of the sites. Be sure to read all the questions before starting because you may find the answer to later questions in some of the web sites for earlier questions.
1. On a map of Australia, indicate and name the landscape features listed on the worksheet. Select four landscape features to explore in more detail and use these links to help you complete your task. You can also use the links below to specific landscapes.
- Free Blank Outline Map of Australia
- save the image to use electronically or click to access a printable map of Australia- Fab Facts: Landforms
- from Geoscience Australia, find out the longest river, the biggest monolith, the largest islands and more- Australian Landforms and their History
- from Geoscience Australia- Hotlisting Australian Landforms
- from Professional Teachers Council NSW- Geomorphology from Space
from NASA- Australian Landforms
from Geoscience: the earth, Australian Museum2. Australian landscapes
- Wave Rock
- WAVE ROCK
- Hyden Tourism Development Company- Wave Rock
- geoscience: the earth, Australian Museum- Our WA trip
- images of Wave Rock- Please explain: Wave Rock
- from Australian Traveller- Wolfe Creek Crater
- Wolfe Creek Crater National Park
- from Department of Environment and Conservation, WA- 2003/10 GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE WOLFE CREEK METEORITE CRATER
- from Geological Survey of Western Australia- Australian Meteor Craters
- from Karl Trek, ABC- Australian Meteor Craters
- Lab Notes - for Teachers, from ABC Labnotes- Wolfe Creek Meteorite Impact Crater
- from Australian Heritage Commission- Wolfe Creek
- images from Earth Impact Database- Great Barrier Reef
- Virtual World: Great Barrier Reef
- virtual trip to the Great Barrier Reef, photographs and information, from National Geographic- Great Barrier Reef and Islands
- images from Tropic Digital Publishing Cairns Australia- Great Barrier Reef
- geoscience: the earth, Australian Museum- Great Barrier Reef
- from Culture and Recreation Portal, Australian Government- Great Barrier Reef
- from World Wildlife Foundation, Australia- Great Barrier Reef
- from Wikipedia- Coral reefs
- from Starfish- What are corals and Coral reefs?
- from NOAA's Coral Reef Information System- Fraser Island
- About Fraser Island
- tourist site- Fraser Island
- from Koala Net- Fraser Island
- tourist site- The World’s Largest Sand Island
- fact file from Kingfisher Bay Resort on Fraser Island- Fraser Island
- from Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts- Fraser Island
- from UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre- Fraser Island
- from UNESCO World Heritage Centre- Undara Lava Tunnels
- Undara Experience
- tourist site- Undara Volcanic National Park
- from Australian Heritage Commission- Undara, Queensland, Australia
- from Volcano World- The Virtual Lava Tube
- from The Good Earth- Tunnels to a Wildlife Underworld
- article reprinted from GeoAustralasia- Devils Marbles
- Devils Marbles
- image- Granite
- picture and description from Volcano World- Devils marbles
-from About.com- Devils Marbles
- tourist site- Devils Marbles
- images- How Tors Form
- fossil walks, UK, note UK site and the geological ages relate to UK features not Devils Marbles in NT- Granite Landforms
- journal article from Edith Cowan University- Gosses Bluff
- Gosses Bluff
- geoscience: the earth, Australian Museum- Gosses Bluff
- aerial view from WA government- PLATE I-4: CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
- from Geomorphology from Space, NASA, see Figure I-4.5- Multispectral remote sensing of the Gosses Bluff impact structure, Central Australia
- relative short report with links to images, from University of Münster- Gosses Bluff, Northern Territory
- from Earth Observatory, NASA- AUSTRALIA BEFORE TIME: our geological and fossil heritage
- from Australian Heritage Commission- Gosses Bluff
- from Australian Heritage Commission- Gosses Bluff, Northern Territory, Australia
- Landsat image- Gosses Bluff - Western MacDonnell Ranges, Australia
- image from Earth- Gosses Bluff II
- aerial photo- Gosses Bluff I
- aerial photo- Mt Connor
- Mt Connor
- image- Mt Connor
- image from travel blog- Mes and butte
- from gale: cengage learning- Mesa
- from Nibble University- Uluru
- Ayers Rock, Uluru
- spectacular images of Uluru- Geology
- from Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts- Week 5: Geomorphology: Principles & Patterns: Uluru and vicinity
- good coverage with photographs and cross-section- THE "WHITEFELLA" IDEA OF AYERS ROCK
- Uluru
- geoscience: the earth, Australian Museum- Mt Schank
- Mount Schank, Newer Volcanic Province, South Australia
- from Volcano World- Mt Schank
- from Volcano Live- Mount Schank State Heritage Area
- from State Heritage Areas of South Australia- Mt Schank, SA - Cinder cone
- from Geoscience Australia- Visiting Mount Schank State Heritage Area
- virtual tour with images, from State Heritage Areas of South Australia- Wilpena Pound
- Wilpena Pound
- from Australian Walkabout- Wilpena Pound
- from geoscience: the earth, Australian Museum- Mordor Pound: the geology of Lord Sauron's 'Australian home'- What is a pound? from geoscience Australia
- Breadknife and the Warrumbungles
- Warrumbungles Field Studies Centre
- from NSW Department of Education- Warrumbungles National Park, NSW, Australia
- images- Warrumbungles National Park: Geology and landscape
- from National Parks and Wildlife Service- Case study: Warrumbungle Volcano
- from ROCK LANDFORMS of Australia & New Zealand, from Villanova College, Queensland- Warrumbungles, New South Wales, Australia
- from Volcano World- The Warrumbungles
- geoscience: the earth, Australian Museum- Warrumbungle National Park
- images from National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW- Warrumbungle National Park
- from Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts- Jenolan Caves
- Jenolan Caves
- geoscience: the earth, Australian Museum- Jenolan Caves Guide
- an ethusiast's web pages on Jenolan Caves and cave formation- Jenolan Experience
- with excellent photographs from the main show caves- How caves form
- from Jenolan Experience- The Creation of Caves
- a primary school lesson- Jenolan Caves Guide
- site developed for school students- Blue Mountains
- The BLUE MOUNTAINS, NSW - features of a dissected sedimentary plateau
- from Villanova College, Coorparoo, Brisbane- Blue Mountains National Park: Geology & landscape
- from National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW- The Three Sisters
- geoscience: the earth, Australian Museum- The Greater Blue Mountains Area
- from Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts- Greater Blue Mountains Area
- from UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre- Greater Blue Mountains Area
- from UNESCO World Heritage Centre- Kiama Blowholes
- Kiama Blowhole
- from Kiama.net - includes movies of the Blowhole in action- Virtual Tours of Kiama ...
- from Kiama.net - links to several interactive panoramas of Kiama and the local area- Virtual Field Trip - Little Blowhole, Kiama, NSW
- from Virtual Field Trip to Little Blowhole at Kiama- Virtual Field Trip - Blowhole, Kiama, NSW
- from Virtual Field Trip to the Blowhole at Kiama- How the Blowhole Works
- animation- Organ Pipes, Keilor Victoria
- Organ Pipes National Park - Geology
- Organ Pipes National Park
- from Parks Victoria- Year 8 Organ Pipes Excursion
- from students at Northcote High School- ORGAN PIPES NATIONAL PARK
- from Friends of Organ Pipes National Park web site- Twelve Apostles - stack, limestone
- Stages in the Formation of Cave, Arch and Stack
- from Raffles Girls' School (Secondary), Singapore- The Twelve Apostles (Victoria)
- from Wikipedia- Stack (geology)
- from Wikipedia- Site: Twelve Apostles - Port Campbell Coast (Vic)
- from Villanova College- Twelve Apostles Marine National Park
- from Parks Victoria- The Twelve Apostles
- from the Great Ocean Road- The Twelve Apostles: Geography & geology
- from the Great Ocean Road- The Port Campbell Coast
- from Australian Heritage Commission- Tower Hill
- Tower Hill, near Warrnambool, western Victoria
- aerial photograph of Tower Hill- Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve
- from Visit Victoria- Mt Field Glaciation
- Mt Field - Highlights
- from Parks and Wildlife, Tasmania- Mt Field National Park
- fact sheet in pdf- Mt. Field - A park of many moods
- photographs of the National Parks- Cradle Mountain
- Dove Lake, Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
- 360o panorama3. Use the links below to check the meaning of terminology so you can accurately describe the types of landforms and their formation.
- Volcano Dictionary
- from Enchanted Learning- Glossary of Volcano and related terminology
- from United States Geological Survey- Volcano World
- from Volcano World- Types of Volcanoes
- from Volcano World- Landforms of Glaciation
- from Physical Geography net- Desert Glossary
- from Desert USA
Conclusion
Your task now is to prepare a brochure or web page on one spectacular landform in Australia highlighting its scenic features, origins and geological significance.
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