Australia

Geography

• Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. It is on the continent of Australia.

• Australia is an island and is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean

• The capital city is

Canberra

• The largest city is

Sydney

Climate

• Most of Australia has a desert climate but parts in the South have a temperate climate

• It is the driest inhabited continent

States of Australia

• Australia is divided

into 6 states

- New South Wales

- Queensland

- South Australia

- Tasmania

- Victoria

- Western Australia

The Commonwealth

• Australia is a member of the commonwealth

• It has it’s own government but the Queen of Australia is Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of England

Sydney

• Sydney is the most famous city in Australia. It is in New South Wales

• The city is on the coast and has lots of beaches • It has a lot of tourism • The 2000 Olympic Games were held in Sydney • In Sydney: • Sydney Harbour Bridge • Sydney Opera House • Bondi Beach • The Blue Mountains

Sydney

Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Opera House

Bondi Beach Blue Mountains

The Outback

• Mostly unpopulated

• Infertile

• Dry, desert

• Uluru – Ayers Rock – in the centre of Australia

The Great Barrier Reef

• The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef

• It is located to the North-West of Australia in the Coral Sea

• More than 1,500 species of fish live on the reef

• It is very popular with tourists and divers

Aboriginal people

• Aboriginal – people native to Australia (before European colonization)

• Separate culture

• Didgeridoo

• Dot painting

• Rock painting

Animals of Australia

• Kangaroo

• Platypus

• Koala

• Wallaby

Animals of Australia

• Dingo

• Emu

• Crocodile

• Wombat

Animals of Australia

• Shark

• Sea turtle

• Spiders

• Kookaburra

Popular sports

• Cricket

• Rugby

• Aussie Rules Football

Kookaburra

• This is a popular children´s song

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree

Merry, merry King of the bush is he

Laugh kookaburra, laugh kookaburra

Gay your life must be