https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3 en-us 2018-05-03 17:22:28 UTC 2025-11-18 02:44:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png gabriella_affatato https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259045545 As you know, the absolute location of a place describes its exact position on Earth. Canberra, the capital of Australia, is located at 35°S latitude and 149°E longitude. The relative location of a place describes where it is in relation to other places. ]]> 2018-05-08 18:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259045545 gabriella_affatato https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259099158 Most of Australia is dessert. Australia has one of the most diverse group of plants and animals that only Australia has. Over time exotic species of animals began to compete/fight with native species for food and territory. Because of that there has been a growing number of endangered and threatened species.  ]]> 2018-05-08 21:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259099158 gabriella_affatato https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259408907 In 1770, a British sea captain named James Cook discovered Australia while exploring the South Pacific. There were problems in Britain prisons. The government decided to set up a prison colony in a place as far away as possible. That place was Australia. In 1901, Australia gained its independence.]]> 2018-05-09 18:23:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259408907 gabriella_affatato https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259411673 After independence, Australians adopted a “white Australia” immigration policy. The purpose of that policy was to keep people of color from entering the country. The “white Australia” policy ended in the 1970s. By 1950 Japan was Australia's most important trade partner. ]]> 2018-05-09 18:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259411673 gabriella_affatato https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259412972  As we know, Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere. Its seasons are the opposite of those in the northern half of the world. Summer there starts in December and runs through March. So all of the season that the United states would have is the opposite of what Australia would have. ]]> 2018-05-09 18:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259412972 gabriella_affatato https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259413826 Many different/unusual animals iv in Australia, they have animals that cant be found anywhere else. Australia was separated from all of the other countries so it leas to animals being isolated. Even though the animals have only lived in Australia they have adapted to many different climates. Early settlers from Europe brought many plants and animals with them. One was the rabbit.]]> 2018-05-09 18:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259413826 gabriella_affatato https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259683402  The Earths atmosphere is separated into layers, the lowest one is the air we breath. The next Layer begins about 6 miles above the Earth. It contains a gas called Ozone. It keeps UV rays from the sun from reaching Earth. The thinning of the ozone layer has caused health problems for Australians. In 1985, scientists discovered that the ozone over Antarctica was thinning. They called this thin patch an ozone hole. ]]> 2018-05-10 16:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259683402 gabriella_affatato https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259684412 There was 39 supper novas spotted in Australia's night sky. The Australian sky is clear most of the year.The night sky at the South Pole looks very different from the North Pole. There are several constellations that are visible only in the Southern Hemisphere. One of these is the Southern Cross, or Crux. Its bright stars are important to sailors. They have used the stars for a very long time to find their way through the south pacific. ]]> 2018-05-10 16:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gabriella_affatato/qxefuq040go3/wish/259684412