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The outback By Fabian Neumann and Mirco Stellbrink. The outback. comprises ¾ of the Australian area either jungle or desert in summer more than 50°C for 50,000 years Aborigines have been living there. Dangers of the outback. snakes and other toxic animals dryness sandy storms
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The outback By Fabian Neumann and Mirco Stellbrink
The outback • comprises ¾ of the Australian area • either jungle or desert • in summer more than 50°C • for 50,000 years Aborigines have been living there
Dangers of the outback • snakes and other toxic animals • dryness • sandy storms • wild dogs, especially for farmers • disorientation • floods • hot wild winds
Roadtrains • very long trucks (more than 50 m) • they have 3-4 followers • Braking distance more than 1 km (0,62 miles)
Flying Doctor Services • founded by John Flynn in 1928 • 23 stations • less than 2 hours to every part of the outback • They recognise injuries hundreds of miles away
School of the Air • There are hundreds of miles between the pupil and the teacher. • The lesson is held by radio. • Once in a year the pupils come to one place and have an exam.
Living in the outback • In the outback there live over 170,000 people. • They have to fly/drive many hours to go shopping.
bushfires • many bushfires every year • Causes are • arson • high temperatures • negligence • dryness