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The native population of Australia are the Aborigines. This group came to Australia from southeast Asia several thousand years ago.

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The Outback is the huge arid area of Australia. Many farmers live there with flocks of sheep in Stations (or ranches as we would call them). Goods, mail, and people must fly or take very long rides in cars or road trains.

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The Twelve Apostles is a collection of Limestone rock stacks off the coast of Australia. They are the remains of the coast that has been washed away (~2cm per year!) by waves

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Uluru is a massive dome shaped rock in Australia. As the largest single rocik in the world, it is about 1141 feet tall. That is almost as high as the Empire State Building in NYC

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Coming from animal populations (back when Australia was connected to other continents) these mammals thrive here. Marsupials are mammals with pouches to carry their young, such as Kangaroos, Koalas, and Wombats.

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With your group:
1) Researcher in charge of running the computer search,
recorder fill out the notes page,
presenter prepare your words,
time keeper watches the clock,
and everyone works together!

2) Some good research websites:

worldatlas.com-->Continents-->Oceania

http://www.3dgeography.co.uk/australian-geography

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia-->oceania

2) Go to https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/oceania

3) Add 2 or three notes about your topic + some pictures

4) Work together

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Captain James Cook from England claimed the eastern coast of Australia from England in 1770. The first colonists were mostly England's convicted criminals!

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Australia is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, next to the Indian Ocean.

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Australia is the smallest continent (or the largest island!) in the world.

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Dingoes are breed of wild dog in Australia. Believed to be brought in from foreign lands, the dogs are predators to native marsupials, lizards, and livestock. To protect sheep from dingoes , the longest fence in the world was built in Australia: nearly 3,500 miles!

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After being a colony of Great Britain, Australia finally became its own nation in 1901, a federation of 6 states. Its first parliament met for the first time during the same year. The land was previously declared a commonwealth in 1898, but was officially recognized with its constitution in 1901.