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Australia Lesson 6

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16 questions
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Question 1
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Australia is the largest island on Earth

Question 2
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Victoria has experienced some of the most intense fires in Asutralia's history.

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Question 3
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An iconic animal found in Australia is

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Question 7
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As Melbourn grew, most of the eucalptus forest was removed

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Question 8
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Over the past few decades, Victoria has experienced changes to __________ and__________
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Question 10
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According to the figure, most of Victoria

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Question 12
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Dry grasslands are led to many lighting fires that have grown in intensity.

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Carbon sinks are areas that store carbon. Examples of carbon sinks are peat and trees. In Australia, the carbon sink would be the eucalyptus trees.


Trees are carbon sinks because trees take in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis and store the carbon as glucose and starch.


When carbon sinks burn, carbon is released into the atmosphere

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Question 4
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Koalas eat eucalyptus trees. Koalas are?

Question 5
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Eucalyptus trees make their own food by photosynthesis. Eucalyptus trees are

Question 6
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Echindnas eat ants and termites. Echindnas are

Question 9
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The hottest and dryest months are

Question 11
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Dry grasslands are due to changes in

Question 13
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Many large fires displaced and killed animals like the koala.

Question 14
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What makes Australia a carbon sink?

Question 15
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How did the carbon sink form?

Question 16
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What will happen to the matter in the carbon cycle if the carbon sink burns?