Australia

Disadvantages: Fire can cause soil damage, especially through combustion in the litter layer and organic material in the soil. This organic material helps to protect the soil from erosion. When organic material is removed by an essentially intense fire, erosion can occur. Heat from intense fires can also cause soil particles to become hydrophobic. Rainwater then tends to run off the soil rather than to infiltrate through the soul. This can also contribute to erosion. In actuality, the negative effects of fires on soils are often exaggerated, and many fairly intense fires in western United States forests cause little soil damage. There is also the potential for alien plants to become established after fire in previously uninfested areas.

In many ways, Ausralia is a land of geographical contrasts.

Australia has the distinction of being the smallest of the continents and the sixth largest country in the world in area, yet its population density is less than three people per square kilometre.

Of its geographical features, Uluru-Ayers Rock in the Northern Territory is the most famous. Nearby are the bald mountains of Kata-Tjuta, which are believed to be the other end of Uluru, as most of Uluru lies underground.

There's also the Great Barrier Reef-located off the eastern coast. Made entirely of coral islnad, reefs and atolls, it's the largest living structure in the world.

The Great Dividing Range extends down the entire eastern seaboard of the continent, and features many spectacular geographical features within it, such as the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, and the Australian Alps in southeast Australia, where the mainland's highest peak of Mt Kosciuszko is located.

In South Australia are the Flinders Ranges, a fascinating mountain range which features Wilpena Pound, a natural amphitheatre, the origins of which are unknown. Another fascinating feature is the Pinnacles National Park in Western Australia, made up of thousands of sandstone formations.

Inland Australia is largely desert, and commonly referred to as the Outback. Few of the deserts are sandy. Most of them are semi-arid, with some waterholes and plenty of saltbush, spinifex and low-growing plants. Some are gibber plains, with gibber being an aboriginal word referring to the fact the these deserts are entirely made up of small stones and pebbles. By contrast, the coasts feature fantastic sandy beaches. In the south is the Nullarbor Plain, a huge, treeless plain which is mainly limestone. Below the Plain are remarkable, enormous natural limestone caves while, where it meets the ocean, there are towering limestone cliffs that make it impossible to get down to the ocean.

The far north is tropical, so features tropical rainforests such as the Daintree. Interestingly, the dry Red Centre of Australia also has remnants of an ancient rainforest.

May not be stagnant, but could be called a Mortlake or an Oxbow lake

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Much of the Daintree Rainforest is preserved as a national park and a World Heritage Site. Those areas obviously don't have any human inhabitants.

However, there may be areas of the Daintree Rainforest that are not part of the park and do have a human population (I'm just not sure).

The Tropic of Capricorn, sometimes also known as the Southern tropic, is a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator. It is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. Its equivalent in the northern hemisphere is the Tropic of Cancer.

Cyclones form and occur in a variety of areas around the world. "Cyclone" is the generic term for cyclones, typhoons and hurricanes. Cyclones develop in the warm seas near the equator, but do not cross the equator. Those in the Southern Hemisphere are usually known as cyclones, but cyclones in the China Sea region are often called typhoons, whilst those in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean are known as hurricanes.

Cyclones are prevalent in humid, tropical, warm to hot regions. They require a minimum sea temperature of 26.5 degrees Celsius in order to form. They do not usually occur north of the Tropic of Cancer or south of the Tropic of Capricorn as the sea temperature is not generally high enough to support the development of a cyclone. There are always exceptions, however, and in Australia they have been known to move south of the Tropic of Capricorn after forming further north. This is because they follow the warm water currents.

Africa is the second largest continent.It is so big that different countries could fit into them

As of 2021, Australia generates around 25% of its electricity from renewable sources, including wind, solar, and hydro. The majority of Australia's electricity still comes from fossil fuels, particularly coal, which accounts for around 70% of the country's energy mix.

In Australia INXS had their first number one single with 'Original Sin' in December 1983.

Many people died because of them being forced to go to war, and there was a loss in family generations in the sense that many fathers and sons were killed and families were no longer continued. Also, the women's loved ones were gone, their husbands and sons and if the men were off to conscription, many jobs would be unoccupied and there would not be enough men to farm.

A Tsunami is often caused by earthquakes under large bodies of water, but there are many causes (see the related questions for answers to what causes a tsunami). The force of the earthquake causes energy to surge in all directions through the water. When the energy comes close to land and the water becomes shallower, the energy, looking for a way to escape, forces the water upwards causing tsunami waves. All the energy pushes water inland for miles causing flooding and destruction.

On the land, the Tsunami is like an oceanic flash flood. Water just keeps pushing inland until the tsunami subsides. Tsunami waves can destroy buildings and either push everything (and everyone) in their wake inland, or pull them far out into the sea. Most people caught in the worst of a tsunami usually drown (see the related questions for more about what happens in a tsunami and what tsunamis can cause).

This natural phenomenon is also called "Runup and Inundation".

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Greenland is much further from the Equator than Australia.

The Ditch

The Tasman Sea has for many years been referred to as "The Ditch" by Australians and New Zealanders. The exact etymology for this term is uncertain, however when traveling between Australia and New Zealand, it is commonly referred to as "crossing the ditch".

Sydney, Australia is directly south of Papua New Guinea!

Propaganda was used in Australia during World War I to sway public opinion towards conscription. It involved exaggerating the threat to Australia, questioning the loyalty of those who opposed conscription, and portraying conscription as necessary for the survival of the nation. This propaganda campaign divided the country, leading to two referendums on conscription in 1916 and 1917, both of which were defeated.

It is not possible to determine the exact number of Holy Bibles in Australia as they are widely available in various formats and locations such as homes, churches, hotels, and public spaces. The Bible is one of the most widely distributed and translated books in the world.

As of 2021, there are approximately 10,000 Sudanese refugees living in Australia. This number may fluctuate due to changes in refugee intake and resettlement programs.

The largest port in Western Australia is Fremantle Harbour.