All About Australia by Matt Nelson https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet Geography of the Outback en-us 2018-03-23 16:39:26 UTC 2018-04-15 19:12:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Australia mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245562105 Australia is the smallest continent (or the largest island!) in the world.]]> 2018-03-23 16:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245562105 Location of Australia mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245563398 Australia is located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, next to the Indian Ocean.]]> 2018-03-23 16:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245563398 mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245564105 2018-03-23 16:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245564105 ULURU mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245564439 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]]> 2018-03-23 16:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245564439 mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245566851 2018-03-23 16:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245566851 The Twelve Apostles mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245567643 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]]> 2018-03-23 16:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245567643 mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245616900 2018-03-23 18:23:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245616900 Native Australians mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245617241 The native population of Australia are the Aborigines. This group came to Australia from southeast Asia several thousand years ago.]]> 2018-03-23 18:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245617241 In the Outback mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245636090 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.]]> 2018-03-23 19:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245636090 mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245638119 2018-03-23 19:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245638119 Marsupials mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245638756 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. ]]> 2018-03-23 19:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245638756 mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245640052 2018-03-23 19:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245640052 Dingoes mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245640221 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!]]> 2018-03-23 19:15:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245640221 mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245641627 2018-03-23 19:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245641627 Claiming the Land mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245642403 Captain James Cook from England claimed the eastern coast of Australia from England in 1770. The first colonists were mostly England's convicted criminals! ]]> 2018-03-23 19:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245642403 Australia...the Commonwealth mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245643856 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.]]> 2018-03-23 19:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245643856 mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245645808 2018-03-23 19:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245645808 mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245646109 2018-03-23 19:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245646109 Now, Create Your Own! mattjnelson95 https://padlet.com/mattjnelson95/Australiapadlet/wish/245780909 With your group:
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