AGST 1000 Lecture Notes - Water Efficiency, The Methadones, Myxomatosis
1 Nov 2012
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Almost same size as canada from east to west. 2 factors in influencing resources of australia: cultural practices, rich in mining. The british brought convicts to australia to solve a problem at home: poor criminals could not be sent to us. Due to the independence of the us they did not want to take the undesirable people from britain. They expected the colony to become self sufficient and be able to export surplus produce especially wool, back to england. They started farming the way they knew from home: clearing land, bringing sheep and cattle, growing crops, dairy farming, orchards and market gardening. Minerals were discovered (copper, iron ore, gold, fossil fuel) They started irrigation schemes in 1860s, for the returned soldiers in 1920s, and again in the. About 6 million europeans came to australia in the early 50s. The british did not question why that might be so.
