TABLE OF CONTENTS THE AMAZING ROCK LOCATION LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE WILDLIFE PEOPLE COMMUNITIES CUSTOMS SCHOOL AND WORK PLAY FOOD CELEBRATIONS TIMELINE AUSTRALIA FACTS GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
THE AMAZING ROCK ULURU An SUV kicks up a cloud of dust as it crosses the open Outback The driver feels a sense of excitement as he spots a massive red stone rising from the earth It is Uluru or Ayers Rock Standing 1,142 feet 348 meters high and 5 8 miles 9 4 kilometers around it is the world’s largest monolith 4
OTHER TOP SITES GREAT BARRIER REEF KAKADU NATIONAL PARK MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Inside Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park the visitor learns about Uluru and its special meaning for the aboriginal Anangu people He hikes to the base of the rock and cranes his neck to take in its size This is the heart of Australia 5
