2007-10-12 12:46:07 · 7 answers · asked by rachelsanders2 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Due to geography there was not the same amount of population prepared to risk the journey.Also the land itself got a bad rep , it was later than America and considered a harsh settlement
2007-10-12 12:56:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of inland Australia is desert and was unsuited to colonial settlement. Those areas which weren't were settled quite early.
2007-10-12 20:18:58 · answer #2 · answered by janniel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Even now the vast majority of the Austrailaian population lives along the coast (especially the southwestern coast). This is because the the natural resources there are much more diverse and abundant than in the interior of the continent.
2007-10-13 05:50:21 · answer #3 · answered by kfinn360 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's a desertic country.
"Inland streams are naturally turbid (muddy) and saline. Few permanent, freshwater lakes exist on the mainland; where lakes do occur, they are usually shallow, salt lakes that are dry more often than not."
Much less enthusiasm for settling there.
2007-10-12 19:56:03 · answer #4 · answered by Cabal 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Due to the differnt polical cirmustances;The colonisation of US was moreor less spontaneous wereas the colonisation of Australian contnent was from the beginnig under a tighter governmental control, because tha British didn;t want vto lose Austalia to the same way as US
2007-10-12 19:54:24 · answer #5 · answered by chrisvoulg1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because the leaders of Australia at the time were morons. The US leaders promoted the westward expansion in the US.
2007-10-12 19:50:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because it does not sustain a lot of life. Too much desert.
2007-10-13 01:15:59 · answer #7 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋