Australia: The Land
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7th - 10th Grade
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Australia: The Land
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Continent and a Country
Australia is a unique place because it is the only place on earth that is a continent and a country.
Geographers classify Australia as a continent due to its enormous size.
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A Country and a Continent
Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere.
The name is derived from the Latin term australis, which means "southern".
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Mountains
The Great Dividing Range is Australia's most prominent mountain range.
It is the fifth-longest mountain range in the world.
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The Great Barrier Reef
Located along Australia's northeastern coast, the Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef.
The reef, which is home to a multitude of fish and other underwater creatures, extends for 1,250 miles.
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Natural Resources
Only ten percent of Australia's land can be farmed.
Despite this, Australian farmers make effective use of their land and water.
Farmers grow wheat, barley, fruit, and sugarcane.
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Natural Resources
Australia is also rich in mineral resources.
Deposits of coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, nickel, and petroleum make the country one of the world's major mining zones.
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