Australian Vocabulary

Coral Reef: Formed by Living organisms consisting of calcium and limestone found in clear shallow waters

with abundant sunlight and are full of life

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

Station: Large Farm or Ranch

Marsupial: Mammals in which females have pouches.

Immigrant: person who moves to a new country

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

Bush: grassy and bushy rural area of Australia used for farming and ranching

Plateau: elevated area with relatively flat tops and steep sides

Agriculture: production of food and goods through farming

Aborigines: original inhabitants of Australia prior to European settlement

Where is this from?

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

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

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

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