The wet forests occupy the narrow coastal region in the east. In the west they give place to grasslands with some trees called savannas. Farther west the trees disappear and the savannas give place to the bushlands. The real desert occupies the centre of the Western Plateau. In the very south-west there are thin forests of evergreen trees. Most of the Australian trees are various kinds of eucalyptus (gum tree) and acacia (wattle). Some eucalyptuses are small bushes in the semideserts, some are the main trees in the savannas but the biggest grow as tall as 100 metres and form forests in the east. Eucalyptuses give the people timber, eucalyptus oil. Of 600 kinds of acacias the golden wattle, the national flower of Australia, is the best known. Of other trees there grow bottle trees in the savannas, tree-ferns in the tropical forests and many others. Animals. The animal life of Australia is unique. The marsupials or pouched
Nowadays there are about half a million aborigines living in Australia. 9 . Plants The west of the continent give place to savannahs and further west the trees disappear and give place to bushlands. The real desert occupies the center of the Western Plateau. In the very southwest there are thin forests of evergreen trees. Most of the Australian trees are various kinds of eucalyptus and accacia. Some eucalyptuses are small bushes in the semideserts, some are the main trees in the savannah but the biggest grow as tall as a hundred metres and form forests in the east. Eucalyptus trees give people timber and eucalyptus oil. Of six hundred kinds of acacias the golden wattle, the national flower of Australia, is the best known. 10 . Culture The modern culture of Australia draws from many sources including native Australians, the United
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