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Australia
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, and located south of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Why is the coral in the Great Barrier Reef important?
The Great Barrier Reef Coral Is Important because it's its Part of the Ocean. They Have All Different types of oceans that have A Coral Reef In Cause its not just The Great Barrier Reef it's other Oceans Aswell. And the coral gets destroyed by the boats that go in the sea they chop of most of the Coral In the bottom of the sea. Even sometimes people rip the coral and take it home with them. Did You know a coral Reef Is A Living Plant That is alive but once a boat or somebody rips the coral reef It Die's ...
Where does the Murray river start and end?
There is no such river as the Murray-Darling River.
Despite the Murray-Darling river system being the largest in Australia, the two rivers are quite distinct from each other, and have their sources in places over a thousand kilometres apart.
The Murray River has its source near the town of Corryong in the Snowy Mountains, in the southeast of the continent. The Darling River has its source in several headstreams in the Great Dividing Range near the New South Wales-Queensland border in southern Queensland.
In what town in Australia is there a moon pool?
With regard to the children's television show, H2O - Just add Water, there is no moon pool in any town in Australia. Moon pools in this context are fictitious.
Will you find a platypus in the Great Barrier Reef?
No, platypuses live in inland freshwater environments in mainland Australia, not in the ocean.
What is another name for the Murray River?
The Murray River has no other name, except for its nickname of the Mighty Murray.
What does indigenous Australian mean?
From Wiki.
Indigenous peoples are any Ethnic_groupwho inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest known historical connection.Answers.comHowever, several widely accepted formulations, which define the term indigenous peoples in stricter terms, have been put forward by prominent and internationally recognized organizations, such as the United_Nations, the International_Labour_Organizationand the World_Bank. Indigenous peoples in this article is used in such a narrower sense.
Its gets even more complicated.
Throughout the 1970s a lot of Commonwealth legislation defined an 'Aboriginal' as 'a person who is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia.'(6) Though possibly an improvement on 'blood' quantum definitions, the utility of this definition can still be questioned, not least of all on the grounds that there is no such thing as an Aboriginal race. Most scientists long ago stopped using the word 'race'.(7) Darwin wanted to replace typological thinking with the concept of populations and in the Descent of Man(1874) devoted several chapters to refuting the notion that races were separate species. For the modern anthropologist a 'human tree' can do no more than show the frequency (not exclusiveness) of genetic traits in sample populations and more meaningful divisions of humankind are suggested by region, culture, religion and kinship.(8)
In the 1980s a new definition was proposed in the Constitutional Section of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs' Report on a review of the administration of the working definition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Canberra, 1981). The section offered the following definition:
An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and is accepted as such by the community in which he (she) lives.
This three-part definition (descent, self-identification and community recognition) was soon adopted by Federal Government departments as their 'working definition' for determining eligibility to some services and benefits. The definition also found its way into State legislation (e.g. in the NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983: where 'Aboriginal means a person who: (a) is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia, (b) identifies as an Aboriginal, and (c) is accepted by the Aboriginal community as an Aboriginal') and was accepted by the High Court as giving meaning to the expression 'Aboriginal race' within s. 51 (xxvi) of the Constitution (Justice Deane in Commonwealth v. Tasmania1983). It was also used by the Federal Court when, in a first instance decision, it found that the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody had no jurisdiction to inquire into the death of Darren Wouters as the community did not identify him as Aboriginal nor did he identify himself as Aboriginal (although the Full Federal Court subsequently found in Attorney-General (Cwlth) v State of Queensland, July 1990, that the Royal Commission's letter patents were framed in such a way as to make Aboriginal descent a sufficient criterion).
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/RN/2000-01/01RN18.htm
But when you check the dictionary
(Chambers)
adj: belonging naturally to or occurring naturally in a country or area; native
This entry comes from the latin indigena, original inhabitant
So it all comes down to the context of when the word is used. As someone once said to me when I questioned why I (a white chick) was not indigenous when my ancestors had been in OZ for 5 generations and I had no ties (real or otherwise) to any country but OZ. And had no experience of any country except OZ.
"I suppose it all depends on whether you consider rabbits are indigenous. Just because they have been here for hundreds of generations does not make them local".
Thinking can be so very "small town" don't you think?
There is no such river as the Murray-Darling. The Murray River and the Darling River are two separate and distinct rivers in Australia, with their sources over 2000 km apart. The Darling River is a tributary of the Murray.
In a country as vast as Australia, rivers tend to vary considerably in depth, depending on; location along the river; the season; on rainfall further north; and on melting snow if the Snowy Mountains (where the Murray has its source). Parts of either river will be lower in places due to irrigation as well.
The depth of the Darling can vary from being little more than a few waterholes in places to being well over 5 metres at its source.
The Murray River is generally healthier, and its depth varies between 5 metres and 18 metres.
Is the Great Barrier Reef in the Pacific Ocean?
The Great Barrier Reef is specifically located in the Coral Sea, which is part of the southern Pacific Ocean.
What is the oldest newspaper in Australia?
The Herald Sun is the largest Australian newspaper in circulation with 515,500 current subscriptions. The paper is printed out of Melbourne, Australia.
What is Australia's main cash crop?
Their main exports are coal, iron ores, tin ores, wool, beef, barley, and raw sugar.
Other important exports are wine, gold, nickel, eucalyptus and large hydrofoil ships.
In which Australian state is the Snowy River?
The Snowy River is a major river in south-eastern Australia. It originates on the slopes of Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mainland peak, draining the eastern slopes of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales, before flowing through the Snowy River National Park in Victoria and emptying into Bass Strait. Up until the mid 20th century, the river was notable for its high volume of fresh water, wide reach and large rapids.
The two principal river systems located in south central Australia are called?
There is no answer to this question as it is written.
Australia's two main rivers are the Murray and Darling rivers, which make up a single river system known as the Murray-Darling river system. It is not located in south central Australia, but takes up the southeastern quadrant of the continent.
What party governs Northern Territory Australia?
As of August 2012, the Country Liberal Party holds power in the Northern Territory.
What are the major food products in Australia?
The main food crop grown in Australia is wheat.
Because of Australia's range of climates, the country is able to grow nearly any crop here as long as there is water available to do it and the soil is suitable. Greengrocers in Australia offer a fantastic array of fruit and vegetables, most of which are locally grown. There is a huge variety of fruits and vegetables - apples, oranges, melons, citrus, tropical, pears, potatoes, onions, salad vegetables, carrots, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, tomatoes - anything you can imagine. Australia has a very strong stonefruit industry (cherries, peaches, apricots, nectarines, etc) while the tropical areas supply pineapples, mangoes, and bananas.
Sugar cane is a significant industry in the eastern and north-eastern regions.
Australia grows a lot of cereal crops - wheat, barley, oats for example and also leguminous crops - beans, lentils, chickpeas, as well as oilseed crops such as rapeseed (canola), safflower and sunflower.
Livestock are also "grown" and bred in Australia. Beef cattle is a thriving food industry, as are sheep for meat ("fat lambs"), pigs and poultry. Given that milk is a food, one should also include dairy cattle in the list.
Corn is an increasingly popular food crop, as is rice, although the latter requires large amounts of water to be diverted from the river system.
What is the famous river in Australia?
The most famous river in Australia is the Murray River. The Murray River is Australia's longest river, at 2,508 km long (almost 1,600 miles). It begins in the Snowy Mountains in Australia's southeast, and flows through South Australia to the Southern Ocean.
How is the Great Barrier Reef being used by people?
The Great Barrier Reef is used mostly tourism these days and what they like to do while there is snorkeling, diving, sight seeing on the reef or they just like to do something more relaxing like have lunch on the pontoon or just have a nice swim.
Who separated Victoria and new south Wales?
Victoria and New South Wales were formally separated by Queen Victoria in 1851. By her written edict, the southern settlement was permitted to become a separate colony with its own government. The colony was named Victoria in her honour.
How much bigger is Russia compared to Australia?
Russia is easily the largest country in the world at 17,078,000 sq km. The United Kingdom is easily not the largest country in the world at 243,609 sq km. Russia is about 70 times bigger than the UK.
Where did the Japanese bomb Australia?
The Japanese bombed a number of cities and towns in Australia during World War II - many more than most people realise. North Australian towns airports and harbours were repeatedly bombed, with Darwin bearing the brunt of the attacks.
Darwin was first bombed on 19 February 1942. Japanese air attacks continued until November 1943. Darwin was bombed a total of 64 times. Other victims of Japanese air raids were Townsville, Mossman, Katherine, Wyndham, Derby, Broome and Port Hedland.
What countries does the Murray river travel?
The only cities through which the Murray River runs are Albury-Wodonga on the NSW/Victorian border, and Murray Bridge in South Australia.
Large towns through which it flows include Echuca/Moama, Swan Hill, Mildura and Renmark.
In which content is ayers rock?
Uluru or Ayers Rock is in the continent of Australia. It is near the town of Alice Springs, which is 450km away from Ayers Rock.
Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria.
