Lesson 23

Unexplored Australia

Much of Australia is still unexplored, especially the famous outback.

largest deserts

Peaople get lost in these trackless wastes

Dreamtime

powerful ancestors

earth living things were created

Didjeridu

Didjeridu

traditional musical instrument

world's oldest instrument

made from eucalypt

skilled player 40 minutes

means of communications

Australia developed by itself

always been an island

developed undistrurbed

Uluru or Ayers Rock

Uluru or Ayers Rock

In the middle of a vast emptiness stands Uluru or Ayers Rock, on the Australia's most amazing sites.

348m tall

most recognizable natural object

Cultural History

origins date back 50,000 to 60,000

600 to 700 different nations

speaking 200 to 250 languages

Boomerangs

used for hinting

small used as instruments