Asked by anonymous

Why do very few people live in the interior of Australia?(1 point)
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The extremely dry, hot climate makes farming and living there difficult.
The extremely dry, hot climate makes farming and living there difficult.

The interior is covered mostly by lakes and bays, which leaves little land area to settle on.
The interior is covered mostly by lakes and bays, which leaves little land area to settle on.

The dangers posed by volcanic eruptions make it unsuitable for settlement.
The dangers posed by volcanic eruptions make it unsuitable for settlement.

The interior region is reserved for the Aborigines.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The extremely dry, hot climate makes farming and living there difficult.

This arid interior (the Outback) has low rainfall, poor soils, and scarce water, so it can't support large populations or much agriculture.