Australia: Great Southern Land
- Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Senior High (10-12)
- Subjects: Geography
- Produced By: Rees Films
- Year: 2009
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Running Time: 19m
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An introduction to Australia for middle-school students. Basic geographical features including the range of climates, the vast arid interior and the Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast. How aboriginal people lived in Australia for thousands of years. The arrival of British ships and establishment of a prison at Sydney. More recent immigration and today's multicultural society. Australia's unique animals and plants. Agriculture, mining, tourism and education: all important to Australia's economy. Popular forms of recreation.