Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Home to Aboriginal groups for over 40,000 years , the Riverina was originally settled by Europeans in the mid-19th century as a pastoral region providing beef and wool to markets in Australia and beyond .
Simplified: The Riverina has been home to Aboriginal groups for over 40,000 years . It was first settled by Europeans in the mid-19th century as a pastoral region growing beef and wool for markets in Australia and overseas .