Fraser Island

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/fraser-island

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. Where is Fraser Island?Off the coast of Queensland, Australia
2. How many people live in Fraser Island?Approximately 300 permanent residents
3. How big is Fraser Island?1,840 square kilometers (710 square miles)
4. What language do people speak in Fraser Island?English, with significant cultural importance of the Butchulla language
5. When was Fraser Island built?Geologically formed over approximately 700,000 years
6. What makes Fraser Island the biggest sand island in the world?Fraser Island, also called K'gari, is the world’s largest sand island. It grew from sand piling up over about 700,000 years, forming huge dunes that can be more than 200 meters tall.

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