For other uses, see Bush. The bush is a term used for rural, undeveloped land or country areas in many places, such as Australia, New Zealand, Sub-Saharan Africa, Canada, and Alaska. Look up bush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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A political map showing national divisions in relation to the ecological break (Sub-Saharan Africa in green) A geographical map of Africa, showing the ecological break that defines the sub-Saharan area Sub-Saharan Africa is the term used to describe the area of the African continent which lies south...
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Australia
The term has been used over a hundred years and has had a shifting meaning and context. There are the even more remote areas that are named the outback. For other uses, see Outback (disambiguation). ...
The term has a complex history - an example is the long term political tensions and rivalries between the urbanised coastal settlements and the more sparsely populated hinterland.
 The panoramic view from Connors Hill, near Swifts Creek, Victoria, showing Australian bushland on the hills and cleared pasture for cattle grazing. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4289x1067, 1167 KB) View from Connors Hill in East Gippsland Shire File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (4289x1067, 1167 KB) View from Connors Hill in East Gippsland Shire File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Swifts Creek is located between Omeo and Ensay on the Great Alpine Road of Victoria Categories: Australia-related stubs ...
New Zealand
 New Zealand's bush is of a different quality: densely forested land, as exemplified by the area around Lake Gunn in Fiordland In New Zealand, the term has a more specific connotation — that of isolated, heavily forested countryside, as opposed to the open coastal plains and tussock-covered high country. Bush always refers to areas of native trees rather than exotic forests. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (576x838, 116 KB)Bush close to Lake Gunn, Fiordland, New Zealand, photographed by James Dignan in November 2000. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (576x838, 116 KB)Bush close to Lake Gunn, Fiordland, New Zealand, photographed by James Dignan in November 2000. ...
Lake Gunn in the morning. ...
Fiordland is a region of New Zealand that is situated on the south-western corner of the South Island. ...
High country is a New Zealand term for the elevated pastoral land of the internal South Island and - to a lesser extent - internal North Island of New Zealand. ...
Areas with this type of land cover are found predominantly in the South Island, especially in the West Coast region stretching from Fiordland to Nelson, with the east coast having been deforested except for parts of Kaikoura and the Catlins. Much of Stewart Island/Rakiura is bush-covered. In the North Island, the largest areas of bush cover the main ranges stretching north-northeast from Wellington towards East Cape, notably including the Urewera Ranges, and the catchment of the Whanganui River. Significant stands remain in Northland and the ranges running south from the Coromandel Peninsula towards Ruapehu, and isolated remnants cap various volcanoes in Taranaki, the Waikato, the Bay of Plenty and the Hauraki Gulf. The South Island The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. ...
The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. ...
Fiordland is a region of New Zealand that is situated on the south-western corner of the South Island. ...
The City of Nelson is situated very close to the centre of New Zealand. ...
Kaikoura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. ...
The Catlins (sometimes referred to as The Catlins Coast) is an area in the southeastern corner of the South Island of New Zealand. ...
A Rakiura beach Stewart Island/Rakiura is the third largest island of New Zealand. ...
North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ...
For the first Duke of Wellington, see Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. ...
East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. ...
Te Urewera, often known as The Ureweras is an area of the central North Island of New Zealand. ...
The Whanganui River is a major river in the North Island of New Zealand. ...
South Africa In South Africa, the term has specific connotations of rural areas which are not open veld. Generally it refers to areas in the north of the country that would be called savanna. "Going to The Bush" often refers to going to a game park or game reserve. Areas most commonly referred to as The Bush are the Mpumalanga and Limpopo Lowveld, The Limpopo River Valley, northern Kwa-Zulu Natal or any other similar area of wilderness. The term Veld, or Veldt, refers primarily (but not exclusively) to the wide open rural spaces of South Africa or southern Africa and in particular to certain flatter areas or districts covered in grass or low scrub. ...
Savannah redirects here. ...
Mpumalanga, (name changed from Eastern Transvaal on 24 August 1995), is a province in South Africa. ...
Northern Transvaal redirects here, see Blue Bulls for the rugby union team. ...
The term Veld, or Veldt, refers primarily (but not exclusively) to the wide open rural spaces of South Africa or southern Africa and in particular to certain flatter areas or districts covered in grass or low scrub. ...
Course and Watershed of the Limpopo River The Limpopo River rises in the interior of Africa, and flows generally eastwards towards the Indian Ocean. ...
KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ...
Alaska and Canada -
Main article: The Bush (Alaska) The Bush in Alaska is generally described as any community not "on the road system", making it accessible only by more elaborate transportation. Usage is similar in Canada; it is called La Brousse in Canadian French. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...
Canadian French is an umbrella term for the dialects or varieties of French found in Canada [1] and areas of French Canadian settlement in the United States. ...
Related terms The term "to go bush" has several similar meanings all connected with the supposed wildness of the bush. It can mean to revert to a feral nature (or to "go native"), and it can also mean to deliberately leave normal surroundings and live rough, with connotations of cutting off communication with the outside world — often as a means of evading capture or questioning by the police. The term bushwhacker is used in Australia to mean someone who spends his or her time in the bush.
Another related term used in Australia is "Sydney or the bush", which equates with such terms as "Hollywood or bust" to mean staking total success or failure on one high-risk event.[1] [2] This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...
In addition, many Vietnam War Veterans refer to the wilderness, jungle or border areas of the theatre of operations as "the bush", as opposed to towns, cities and military bases. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...
In New Zealand, "The Bush" is a nickname for the Wairarapa Bush provincial rugby team. The Wairarapa Bush Rugby Football Union was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of the Wairarapa Rugby Football Union and Bush Rugby Football Union. ...
To bushwhack has two meanings, one is to cut through heavy brush and other vegetation in order to pass through tangled country: "We had to do quite a bit of bushwhacking today to clear the new trail." The other meaning is to hide in such areas and then attack unsuspecting passers-by: "We were bushwacked by the bandits as we passed through their territory and they took all of our money and supplies."
See also The term bushland usually refers to an area that has only a sparse flora and fauna. ...
For other uses, see Outback (disambiguation). ...
Bush Tucker is a colloquial Australian term for any food native to Australia and eaten before European colonisation. ...
Bushrangers, or bush rangers were outlaws in the early years of the European settlement of Australia who had the survival skills necessary to use the Australian bush as a refuge to hide from the authorities. ...
Bush mechanic is an Australian slang expression which refers to somebody who out of necessity and with inmediate available materials, is able to solve practical problems using sometimes untraditional and inventive techniques. ...
Notes - ^ Oxford Companion to Australian Literature, quoted in [1]
- ^ Macquarie Dictionary Book of Australian Slang, quoted in [2]
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