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Australia and New Zealand: indigenous inhabitants
Australia and New Zealand are both home to indigenous people that have struggled for years to retain their culture. Both the Aboriginals of Australia and the Maori of New Zealand share an unfortunate history of colonization. However, there are a lot of differences between them, in language, origin and culture. The Maoris came to New Zealand from Polynesia around the year 1300 AD; the native population of the Australian continent, the Aboriginal Australians, arrived more than 60,000 years ago from South Asia. You can read more about their traditions in this PDF document.
1) Geography:
AUSTRALIA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
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Capital city: ..............................................................
Area: ................................................. km2 (Spain: 505,990 km2 )
Population: ....................................... inhabitants (Spain: 46,423,064 inhabitants)
Largest city: ............................................................
NEW ZEALAND: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand
Capital city: ..............................................................
Area: ................................................. km2 (Spain: 505,990 km2 )
Population: ....................................... inhabitants (Spain: 46,423,064 inhabitants)
Largest city: ............................................................
2) Australian animals:
https://themysteriousworld.com/amazing-australian-animals/
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Due to millions of years of isolation, Australia is home to many unique species of plants and animals. More than 80% of Australia’s animals and plants are not found anywhere else in the world. Can you name the animals in the pictures? You can now complete this chart.
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DINGO WOMBAT KANGAROO
PLATYPUS EMU CROCODILE
ECHIDNA KOALA TASMANIAN DEVIL
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