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A Powerpoint presentation on Australia.
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Study of
AUSTRALIA
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Shall Cover Location History Cities Flag Currency Sports Animals Tourist Attractions Economic System Exports Imports Natural Resources Culture Population/ Religion Literacy Rate Unemployment/ GDP Industries
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• Oz• Down Under• It’s the 6th biggest country in the world. • It’s an island, surrounded by water. • It’s the smallest continent in the world.
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Australia is in the Oceania Continent located in 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.
Australia is composed of 7 territories:
Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria +
Tasmania, and Papua New Guinea.
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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
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Native Australians. The Aborigines have lived in Australia for over 40,000 years. Now they only represent 1% of the population.
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The capital city is Canberra.
CITIES
The biggest city is Sydney, where there is the famous
Sydney Opera House.
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OTHER IMPORTANT CITIES
Melbourne
PerthAdelaide
Brisbane
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THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG
Union Flag
6th British colony.
The Commonwealth 7 pointed star represents the 7 territories.
Southern cross symbolizes the constellation.
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The currency is the Australian dollar.
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In Australia it is usually very warm, so Australians love sport and other outdoor activities. The most popular are:
Surfing
Swimming
Scuba-diving
Cricket
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TYPICAL ANIMALS
Koala Kangaroo
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Dingo
Platypus
Sugar glider
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Tasmanian devil
Wombat
Possum
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Australia has also some very poisonous snakes and spiders. At school children have to learn first aid for snake and spider bites.
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built by Danish architect Jorn Utzon
Tourist Attractions
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Uluru (Ayers Rock)
World’s largest monolith. It is sacred for Aborigines.
It is very popular with tourists because of its beautiful colours.
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• Mixed economy.•Trading partnersJapanSingaporeChinaUSAGermany
•Half of Australia’s exports go to Asia
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• Minerals• Wool (produces 25% of the worlds wool)• Wheat• Meat• Wine
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• Machinery• Computers• Crude oil• Petroleum
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• Timber• Lead• Zinc• Uranium• Oil• Gold• Copper• Diamonds• Wheat• Grapes
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• The culture of Australia is essentially a Western culture influenced by the unique geography of the Australian continent.• Diverse input of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples• The British colonisation of Australia began in 1788.• Various waves of multi-ethnic migration.
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• 23,816,400 • 52nd most populous country in the world.
Religion• Roman Catholic (25.3%)• Anglican (17.1%)• Other Christian (18.7%)• Buddhism (2.5%)• Islam (2.2%)• Hinduism (1.3%)• Other Non-Christians (1.2%)• No Religion (22.3%)• Not stated or unclear (9.4%)
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•Australia has one of the best education systems in the world
•Rate: 99%
•You must attend school until at least age 15
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• 4.4%•Australia does not officially count the poverty level within their country.
GDP
• 1.56 trillion USD (2013)• GDP per capita: 67,458.36 USD (2013)
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• Cars, clothing, food, airplanes, chemicals, paper, sugar.
• Tourism is also a huge money making industry.
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