Cumberland Plain

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

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?Approximately 2,750 square kilometers (1,060 sq mi)
2. Who wrote Cumberland Plain?Governor Arthur Phillip
3. What is the location?Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4. What is the IBRA biogeographic region?Cumberland Basin
5. Why is the Cumberland Plain called a "plain"?Because it is very flat compared to other nearby hills and plateaus.
6. Where does the Cumberland Plain stretch from?It goes from Windsor in the north to Picton in the south, and from the Nepean-Hawkesbury River in the west to Sydney's inner suburbs in the east.

Physiographic Province: A region characterized by distinctive landforms and geological features.
Structural Sub-basin: A smaller geological basin that is part of a larger basin structure.
Cadastral Divisions: Official divisions of land for administrative and legal purposes.
Urbanization: The process by which rural areas are transformed into urban areas due to population growth and development.