Egypt v.s. Australia

Animals in Egypt

• Crocodiles
• Gazelle
• Hippopotamus
• Egret

Animals in Australia

• Platypus
• Kangaroo
• Koala

Egypt's physical location

Egypt's geographical location is in North Africa between the Mediterranean sea to the North. The Red sea and Isreal to the East. Sudan to the South and Libya to the West. The Nile river in Egypt is one of the longest rivers in the world. There is not much vegetation in Egypt though there is some like markh (a leafless tree with bare branches).

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The physical location of Australia

The geographical location for Australia is a continent located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. Australia is completely surrounded by water. The gulf of Carpentaria is in Australia. There is a lot of vegetation like eucalypts or gum trees.

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Jobs in Egypt

• Archaeologist 
• Translator 

Jobs in Australia

• Safari guide
• Docter

Egyptian Art

• Pottery
• jewelry 
• Tomb drawings

Australian art

• sculptures
• A painting called the rainbow serpent
• rock art (They painted on rocks)

Common Thread

The climate of both Egypt and Australia are hot. They would both need someone to guide tourists. Both have crocodiles.

Websites

• http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/egypt/environment/animals.htm
• http://www.egypt-cairo.com/egypt_geographic_location.htm
• http://www.voyagesphotosmanu.com/plants_animals_egypt.htm
• http://geology.com/world/australia-physical-map.shtml