SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

• By Lauren Zeabart
• and Hannah Zunk

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Map of Sydney, Australia
Sydney is located on the southeastern coast of
Australia in New South Wales. Sydneys absolute
location is 151 degrees east and 37 degrees
south.
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Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House has been open since 1973.
It was built by Danish architect, Jorn Utzon. Its
sitting on Bennelong Point, which reaches into
the harbor. Its structure was influenced by the
pyramids of Egypt and the Coliseum of Rome.
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Blue Mountains
The Blue Mountains covers an area of around 1436
square kilometers. The population of the Blue
Mountains in 2001 was 73,671The Blue Mountains
are not really mountains but foothills at
approximately 7210 feet.
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Climate
Spring - Sept to Nov Summer - Dec to Feb Autumn
- Mar to May Winter - Jun to Aug The
temperature is often in the high 'teens and
sometimes very low 20's Generally arid and
semi-arid temperate in the south and east and
usually tropical in the north.
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Terrain
The terrain of Sydney is mostly low plateau with
deserts and fertile plains in the southeast
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Sydney Harbour
One of Sydneys more recognized features is the
Sydney Harbour. It flows over 20 kilometers
inland and reaches the Parramatta River. There is
a Sydney Harbour National Park where pockets of
bushland are interrupted by headlands and small
islands.
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ECONOMICS

• Sydney, Australia has the fourth largest
  investment fund assets pool in the world and the
  largest in Asia, valued at US518 billion at the
  end of 2003.
• Sydney is home to many internationally acclaimed
  research centers.
• Sydney enjoys expertise in informatics,
  genomics, immunology, cancer research,
  respiratory medicine, diagnostics, medical
  devices, diverse agricultural research and
  environmental biotechnology.

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Environment
Many people in the community are supporting
biodiversity by conserving their local wildlife
and ecosystems. School children are planting food
vines for the endangered Richmond Birdwing
Butterfly, farmers are poisoning foxes to
conserve the Mallee Fowl and residents are
restoring native bush in the city.
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Citations

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• http//www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/sy
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• http//www.travelblog.org/Australasia/Australia/Ne
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• http//www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Australia_and
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• http//ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/deckard97
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  ---all of slide 6
• http//www.about-australia.com/new-south-wales/new
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• http//www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/backyard.htm
  --all slide 8
• http//www.deh.gov.au/parks/index.html--all of
  slide 9