The geography of Australia

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The geography of Australia 

Mountain ranges, huge, possible, multicultural, 2,228 m, Aboriginal population

Highest mountain, isolated, nearly, 18th, Incredibly, venomous, punishment

However, 11,800, platypuses, 19th, incredibly , uncertain, However, 50,000, flora and fauna


The geography of Australia 

Australia is a place of contrasts. It's the smallest continent in the world, and the sixth-largest country. The island of Australia has a lot of beautiful trees and plants, and 1. ______ _______ including Australia's 2.______ ______, Mount Kosciuszko, at 3. ______. 4. ________, about one third of the country is desert, with 5. _________ hot temperatures and very little vegetation.


Australia is 6. _______. To drive from Sydney on the east coast to Perth on the west coast takes about 40 hours without stopping! The island is very 7. ________, too. Between Brisbane on the Australian east coast, and the city of Santiago in Chile, there is nothing except 8. ________ km of ocean! Australia and all the other continents of the world were once part of one enormous continent called Pangaea. About 200 million years ago, Pangaea began to break up. Australia broke away from Antarctica and became isolated from the rest of the world. Because of this, wild animals that you don't find in other countries, such as kangaroos, 9. ________, and koalas, evolved in Australia. It is also home to lots of the world's most 10. ________ snakes!


One of the most interesting things about Australia is how humans first arrived there. We know that the 11. ______ ________ arrived there about 12._________ years ago, but how they did this is 13. ________. Experts believe that sea levels at the time were lower, and it was 14. ________ to cross from Asia to Australia by boat, or even walk there!


Today Australia is a 15. __________country: 16. ________ 25% of its population was born in other countries. Many Australians have relatives who went to Australia as punishment for crimes in the 17. ________ and 18. _________ centuries. But these days, no one can call Australia a 19. __________. With its warm, sunny climate and its beautiful 20. _______ ____ ______, Australia is a wonderful place to live!


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