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Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere.
Because it is south of the equator, the seasons in Australia are the opposite of those in Europe: it’s winter in Australia when it’s summer in Europe.
LOCATION
- It’s the 6th biggest country in the world.
- It’s an island, surrounded by water.
- It’s the smallest continent in the world.
Australia is composed of 7 territories:
Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales,
Victoria + Tasmania, and Papua New Guinea.
James Cook discovered Australia in 1770.
Britain sent prisoners
and criminals to Australia.
Europeans sold the land
of Aborigines and killed
thousands of them.
HISTORY
Native Australians. The Aborigines have lived in Australia for over 40,000 years. Now they only represent 1% of the population. The total population of Australia is 22 million.
Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is very young city.
Population is about 310,000 people.
Capitol Hill Canberra Fountain
St. Maria Cathedral
The Harbour Bridge
Sydney
Sydney AMP Tower
Opera House
The biggest city is Sydney, where there is the famous
Sydney Opera House.
OTHER IMPORTANT CITIES
Melbourne
PerthAdelaide
Brisbane
Where are the majority of important cities in Australia?
GEOGRAPHYUluru (Ayers Rock) is the world’s largest monolith. It is sacred for Aborigines.
It is very popular with tourists because of its beautiful colours.
THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG
Union Flag
6th British colony.
The Commonwealth 7 pointed star represents the 7 territories.
Southern cross symbolizes the constellation.
The currency is the Australian dollar.
In Australia it is usually very warm, so Australians love sport and other outdoor activities. The most popular are:
surfing
swimming
scuba-diving cricket
TYPICAL FOOD
-ranking first in the consumption of honey
-large variety of honey products:
Honey wine Leatherwood-Honey Medi-Honey
Fish and Seafood
- large variety of fish: e.g Snapper,garfish, leatherjacket, jewfish, flathead,gemfish, John Dory and Barramundi
- Australians are quite partial to shellfish
Fruits and Vegetables
Granny Smith
Tropical Fruits: mangoes, paw paws and pineapples
Vegemite
Beverages
Victoria Bitter
Bundy
Cider
Billy Tea
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Lamingtons
Unique Australian Dishes
Damper
Pavlova
Anzac Biscuits (Australian and NZ Army Corps)
Meat Pie
Kangaroo meet
TYPICAL ANIMALS
Koala Kangaroo
Dingo
Platypus
Sugar glider
Tasmanian devil
Wombat
Possum
Australia has also some very poisonous snakes and spiders. At school children have to learn first aid for snake and spider bites.
- What is the capital of Australia? a. Sydney b. Melbourne c. Canberra- Which city is the oldest and largest?
a. Canberra b. Sydney c. Darwin - Which is a popular Australian animal?
a. bear b. kangaroo c. fox- Who are the Australian natives
a. Eskimos b. Aborigines c. Indians- Who discovered Australia?
a. Columbus b. Captain Cook c. Lewis and Clark
- What is the official Language in Australia? a. English b. German c. Spain