The Australian outback

Map of Australia

climateAustralia is on the tropic of

Capricorn. It rarely rains in Australia.In winter the temperature goes up to

24 degrees and in summer it goes up the 41 degrees

Snow falls less than every ten years

Australian animals

The dingo

The Dingo is a wild Australian Dog . The live in underground dens near water and they are Australia's Largest predator

wombat

wombats found in south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, as central Queensland. Their young develop I pouches like Kangaroos

kookaburra

Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable call, which sounds uncannily like loud, echoing human laughter

plants

Kangaroo paw

It is grown in the south west of western Australia and is covered in dense hairs

The gumtree

The kookaburra sits in the gumtree

The gumtree is most native to Australia but is also found in New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines

Sturts desert pea

It was named after English botanist Isaac Swainson.

Facts on Australia Australia is the second driest inhabited continent on

earth, the driest is Antarctica Australia is the only continent without an active

volcano Aboriginal people who spoke around 250 languages. The Kangaroo and the Emu were chosen to feature

on the Australian Coat of Arms because they are incapable of walking backwards and therefore symbolise a nation moving forward.

There are 1500 species of Australian spiders

Environmental threats

Introduction of exotic species like cane toads, rabbits, willows, black striped mussels and red fire ants cause over grazing and they eat peoples plants.

coal mining is a big issue in north- east of Australia contributes to global warming.

Climate change is causing the sea levels to rise and global warming