Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney

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/royal-botanic-garden-sydney

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 Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney?30 hectares (74 acres)
2. When was Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney built?1816
3. What is the location?Farm Cove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4. What is the administered by?Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust
5. What is the Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney?It is a large garden by the harbour that covers 30 hectares. It is Australia's oldest scientific institution and is free to visit every day.
6. Where is the garden located?The garden sits on a peninsula by Farm Cove, right next to Sydney’s city centre. From there you can see the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.

Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Urban Ecology: The study of the relationship between living organisms and their environment within cities.
Heritage-listed: Designated by law as being of historical, architectural, or cultural significance and protected for the future.