Kamay Botany Bay National Park

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kamay-botany-bay-national-park

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 the Kamay Botany Bay National Park?456 hectares (1,130 acres)
2. Where is Kamay Botany Bay National Park located?It is about 16 kilometres southeast of Sydney’s city centre and covers 456 hectares on the northern and southern headlands of Botany Bay.
3. Why is Kamay Botany Bay National Park important for history?It was the spot where Captain James Cook and his naturalists first landed in Australia in 1770, sparking European interest in the continent.

Type Specimen: An original specimen used to formally describe and name a new species of organism.
Systemic Biology: The scientific study of the diversity of organisms and their evolutionary relationships.
Colonialization: The establishment, exploitation, and development of colonies by people from one nation in another territory.
Indigenous Australians: The original inhabitants of Australia and their descendants, with deep cultural and historical connections to the land.