australia. australia’s climate southeast: temperate middle: desert around middle: grasslands...
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AUSTRALIA
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Australia’s Climate
Southeast: temperate
Middle: desert
Around middle: grasslands
Northeastern: equatorial
Southwest: subtropical
Summer: Dec. – Feb
Fall: March – May
Winter: June – Aug.
Spring: Sept. – Nov.
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GEOGRAPHY
Landmarks
•Sydney Opera House
Located in Sydney, it is the most famous landmark in all of Australia.
•Castle Hill
Made of pink granite. Served a great purpose in WWII.
•Great Barrier Reef
World’s largest coral reef system. Only structure that can be seen in space.
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GEOGRAPHY
Features
•Mighty Murray River•Lake Argyle
•Cooper’s Creek
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GEOGRAPHY
Mountains
•Mt. Kosciuszko
•Great Dividing Range
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HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
Resources
•Gold
•Uranium
•Fish
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HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
Adaptation
Men: Hunt animals
Women: prepare food;
collect fruits, plants, tools
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HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
Special Facts
•6th largest continent
•Dries inhabited continent