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    Australia is located south of Asia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It consists of a single country also called Australia. The native people are called Aborigines, and others descended from European prisoners sent there long ago. Some Australians live in the rural Outback as sheep or cattle ranchers, while most reside in cities like Sydney or Melbourne. Australia has unique wildlife like kangaroos, koalas, and platypuses. The Great Barrier Reef off Australia's coast is the world's largest coral reef, attracting many visitors to scuba dive and see marine life.

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    Australia is located south of Asia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It consists of a single country also called Australia. The native people are called Aborigines, and others descended from European prisoners sent there long ago. Some Australians live in the rural Outback as sheep or cattle ranchers, while most reside in cities like Sydney or Melbourne. Australia has unique wildlife like kangaroos, koalas, and platypuses. The Great Barrier Reef off Australia's coast is the world's largest coral reef, attracting many visitors to scuba dive and see marine life.

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    Australia: "The Land Down Under"

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    Australia is located south of Asia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It consists of a single country also called Australia. The native people are called Aborigines, and others descended from European prisoners sent there long ago. Some Australians live in the rural Outback as sheep or cattle ranchers, while most reside in cities like Sydney or Melbourne. Australia has unique wildlife like kangaroos, koalas, and platypuses. The Great Barrier Reef off Australia's coast is the world's largest coral reef, attracting many visitors to scuba dive and see marine life.

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    Australia

    The land down under

    Where is Australia?
    Australia is south of Asia. Australia is called The land down under because it is on the opposite side of the world from us Australia is between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

    Countries in Australia
    Australia is made up of just one country, which is also called Australia!

    People in Australia
    Native people in Australia are called Aborigines Other people who live in Australia are the relatives of prisoners who were sent to Australia from Europe as a punishment long ago!

    More about people in Australia


    Some people in Australia live in the Outback and are sheep or cattle ranchers There are ten times more sheep than people in Australia! Other people in Australia live in big cities like Sydney or Melbourne

    Weather in Australia
    Australias weather is the opposite of our weather warm in the winter and cold in the summer The Outback is a dry, hot area of Australia

    Animals in Australia
    Many unique animals live in Australia Kangaroos and Koalas are marsupials they carry their babies in a pouch The platypus is a monotreme it has a bill like a bird and lays eggs, but it is a mammal!

    Cool facts about Australia


    The Great Barrier Reef is in Australia This is the largest coral reef on earth Many interesting water creatures live in the Great Barrier reef Visitors to Australia love to scuba dive and visit the Great Barrier Reef

    Are you ready for a quiz?

    1. Find Australia

    2. Which person looks ready for a visit to the Great Barrier Reef?

    3. We learned that a Platypus is a monotreme. Which animal looks like it might be another example of a monotreme?

    4. What would you pack to visit the Outback?

    5. Which sentence is true?


    A. There are no sheep in Australia B. There are more people than sheep in Australia C. There are less people than sheep in Australia D. There are equal amounts of sheep and people in Australia

    6. Find Australia

    7. The biggest country in Australia is ___


    A. B. C. D. Asia Outback Great Barrier Reef Australia

    8. Which person might live in the Outback?

    9. Europeans sent prisoners to Australia as a punishment. Why do you think they thought this was a good punishment?
    A. Australia was dry and hot. B. Australia was far away from home. C. Neither D. Both

    10. What is a marsupial?


    A. A kangaroo B. An animal that carries its baby in a pouch C. A mammal D. All of the above

    Great job!!!

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