Australia is located on the Indo-Australian tectonic plate. While legends of a southern land date back to the 2nd century, Australia took its current form when it broke away from the supercontinent Gondwana around 60 million years ago. The continent features vast deserts home to diverse plants and animals adapted to arid conditions.

1. Australia
By: Megane Ntwali

2. What does the name Australia mean?
• The name Australia derives from Latin
Australis meaning southern, and dates back to
2nd century legends of an "unknown southern
land" (that is terra Australis incognita).

3. What tectonic plates make up Australia?
• The Indo-Australian Plate

4. When did Australia take the form it
has today?

6. In Australia you'll find desert

7. In the deserts you find lots of things

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