1. The Land Down Under by
Ariel and Hannah

2. G’day mates. We just got back from Oz (Australia)
G’day mates! We just got back from Oz (Australia). We learned a lot of facts. Read my scrapbook to see what we learned.
Australia is the smallest continent.
Most Australians live near the ocean.
Australia is the only continent that is also a country.
The middle of the land is called the outback.
Australians call their big farms stations, some are as big as Massachusetts!

3. The Map of Australia The capital of Australia is Canberra.
The most famous beach is Bondi Beach.
Australia has six states and two territories.
There is a island called Tasmania, it is beside the Tasman sea.

4. The Commonwealth Blue Ensign
The Australian flag’s official name is The Commonwealth Blue Ensign.
The British Flag, called the Union Jack, is in the upper left hand corner.
The big white star stands for the states and territories.

5. Facts About Aborigines
The Aborigines believe the earth was created during a time they call the “Dreamtime” by ancestral beings.
The Aborigines have been living on the earth for over 40,000 years.
They share stories about the “Dreamtime” through art.
Aborigines are native (or the first) Australians.

6. Katherine Gorge
Katherine Gorge is located in The Northern Territory (the park it is located in is Nitmiluk National Park).
The Katherine Gorge has cliffs on each side that rise up to 100 meters.
Katherine Gorge is one of the best known features in The Northern Territory.
Oh, by the way, there are some freshwater crocodiles.

7. Rock Art
Rock art is a type of art that has been around for 40,000 years.
Most of the art contains mimi spirits.
Aborigines believe that the mimi spirits helped create the earth.

8. Bark Art Bark is a type of aboriginal art usually done in x-ray style.
The pictures are of animals and they are done on prepared eucalyptus bark.
The x-ray style includes the body cavities, internal organs and the skeleton.

9. Aboriginal Dot Art Dots are used to paint Dot Art.
Most pictures have animals.
Icons are things that represent things like mimi spirits, animals, and many other things in the story.

10. Goanna The goanna lives in Australia.
It crawls around on the ground to move.
They eat small animals but mostly rodents.
The goanna has very small scales.
They are 20cm.(8cm.

11. Ooroo for Now. We hope you learned a lot of facts about Australia
Ooroo for Now! We hope you learned a lot of facts about Australia. We hope you enjoyed the adventure. We know we did!