The document defines key Australian vocabulary terms including coral reefs, the Outback bushland, stations or large farms/ranches, marsupials which have pouches, immigrants moving to a new country, boomerangs that return when thrown, plateau elevated flat lands, agriculture or farming, Aborigines as the original inhabitants, and population density, standard of living, and infant mortality as demographic measures.

1. Australian Vocabulary

2. Coral Reef: Formed by Living organisms consisting of calcium and limestone found in clear shallow waters with abundant sunlight and are full of life

3. Outback: arid areas of Australia with sparse population also referred to as “bush”

4. Station: Large Farm or Ranch

5. Marsupial: Mammals in which females have pouches.

6. Immigrant: person who moves to a new country

7. Boomerang: a carved piece of wood that when thrown will come back to you

8. Bush: grassy and bushy rural area of Australia used for farmingand ranching

9. Plateau: elevated area with relatively flat tops and steep sides

10. Agriculture: production of food and goods through farming

11. Aborigines: original inhabitants of Australia prior to European settlement

12. Where is this from?

13. Population Density: the number of people living in a square mile

14. Standard of Living: availability of health care, education, and money in a given area

15. Infant Mortality: number of babies out of 1000 that die before the age of one

16. Safari: A overland trip into the wild for tourism or for hunting