Friday, May 13, 2011

Adding Australia to the map of East Asia

Basic sites in Australia

1. Sydney
2. canberra
3. Melbourne
4. Brisbane
5. Great Barrier Reef
6. Uluru / Ayer's Rock
7. desert regions (Great Victorian Desert, Gibson Desert, Simpson Desert, etc) known as the Outback.
8. Perth
9. Indian Ocean
10. Pacific Ocean
11. Tasmania
12. New Zealand

Symbols -
a) Ships representing British exploration and colonial control of these nations.
b) Jail, representing the use of Australia as a penal colony.
c) Modern soldier, representing the "Diggers," or Aussie soldiers who have fought as allies to US forces in WWII, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc.

East Asia -

1. Japan
2. S Korea
3. China
4. Taiwan
5. Philippines
6. East China Sea
7. Indonesia
8. Papua New Guinea
9. Indian Ocean
10. Australia
11. New Zealand