Australia has diverse landscapes including deserts, rainforests, coastlines, the Great Barrier Reef, lakes, alps, cities and towns, and important buildings. Seventy percent of Australia is desert with little rain. The rainforests have dense plants and trees and are opposite to the deserts. Australia's longest coastline is over 36,000 km long with mangroves and crocodiles. The Great Barrier Reef stretches over 1,900 km along Queensland's coast and took millions of years to form. Australia has snow-capped alps and people live in varied housing from traditional dwellings to hotels carved out of the earth.

1. Australia By Ash, Ben and Jayden

2. Seventy per cent of Australia is desert. In deserts there is very little rain. When it rains it rains heavily! The central is in the middle of the desert. Aborigines did not come because it was a place of death!!!!! Deserts

3. In the rainforests there are lots of trees. The rainforests has lots of plants that grow together. The rainforests are opposite to deserts. Rainforests

4. Australia’s biggest coastline is 36,700 kilometres long. The coastline has lots of carnivore crocodiles. In the north near Darwin it is steaming hot. Mangroves grow in the shallow water. Coastline

5. The great barrier reef is on the coast side of Queensland. The coral on the great barrier reef has taken many millions of years to form. The great barrier reef is 1900 kilometres!! The Great Barrier Reef

6. Many explores went searching for an inland sea. It’s bed is made of baked mud and salt. South Australia has a pink lake and a blue lake. The blue lake is at Mount Gambier. Lakes

7. The highest point in Australia is Mount Kosciusko. Which is 2228 metres high. It is covered with snow in many months. Alps

8. Lots of Australians live in houses all around Australia. At Coober Pedy, where opals are mined, people live in dugouts. In Coober Pedy they even have hotels!! Cities and towns

9. One of the most important buildings is the parliament house in Canberra. The designer made the place look special by using colourful colours like blue, red and green. Important buildings

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