Cumberland Plain Woodland

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cumberland-plain-woodland

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Cumberland Plain Woodland?Approximately 6,400 hectares, representing less than 6% of its original extent
2. What is the location?Predominantly Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3. What is the ecological classification?Dry sclerophyll woodland, savanna community
4. Where can you find the Cumberland Plain Woodland?It is located in the Cumberland Plain of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
5. What does the Cumberland Plain Woodland look like?It has an open canopy of trees that lets a lot of sunlight reach the ground, where grasses, herbs, shrubs, and small trees grow.

Sclerophyll: Vegetation characterized by hard, stiff leaves, adapted to dry conditions.
Savanna: A mixed woodland-grassland ecosystem characterized by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.
Habitat Fragmentation: The process by which large, continuous habitats are broken down into smaller, isolated patches.