Materials

• Pictures, slides, and/or videos that illustrate various aspects of the economy of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Antarctica.

Instructional Activities

1. Review the content from the previous session.
   
   
2. Review with students the factors that contribute to a country’s economy. Guide discussion by suggesting natural resources and land use.
   
   
3. Ask students to describe factors that contribute to the economy of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Antarctica. After some discussion, display the following characteristics, and encourage students to respond to the questions or statements listed. Provide resource materials in the class, or have students use the media center or computer lab to answer these questions. Another option is to assign certain questions to different groups and to allow the groups to report the answers to the class. Review the answers with the class by displaying pictures, slides and/or videos that illustrate the answers or by providing additional information to enhance content understanding.
   • Air and water travel are significant to the supply of the remote areas in these countries. What types of transportation are available in each of these areas? What type of weather obstacles do modes of transportation encounter?
   • Ranching, mining are primary activities. What types of livestock are raised on ranches in these countries? What minerals are mined in these countries?
   • Dry area of Australia well suited to cattle and sheep ranching. What types of cattle are raised in Australia? How large are the ranches? Do sheep and cattle graze together?
   • Upset of environmental balance caused by the introduction of non-native plants and animals. What plants and animals have been introduced into these countries? What problems have they caused?