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Geography
•Australia is both the world’s largest island and the smallest continent
•Located south of Asia between the Indian and Pacific oceans
•Is made up of six states and two territories
•Population – 20 million people•The main and official language is English•Capital city – Canberra•Other cities – Sydney, Melbourne,
Brisbane, Darwin
Administrative arrangement
• 6 federal states• South Australia – cap.city
–Adelaide• New North Wales –
Sydney• Queensland – Brisbane• Tasmania – Hobart• Victoria - Melbourne• West Australia – Perth• 2 terrritories• Northern Territory –
Darwin• Australian Capital
Territory – Canberra
Geography
•Australia borders with New Zealand in the east and Solomons Island in the north
• •Rivers – Darling• Lachlan• Murray
•Lakes – Eyreov’ s lake, Torren’ s lake
Fauna and flora• Moustly desert and half-
deserts• Typical vegetation is
grass and eucalyptus trees, acacia
• There are animal species like kangaroo, the koala bear, the Tasmanian devil or platypus
• Deserts - Desert of Simpsons, Big Victoria desert, Gibson‘s desert
Government• Federal state• The head of state is the
queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Elisaberth II.
• Her representative Governor General
• The parliament has its seat in the capital city Canberra.
• The parliament has two houses
• the Senate and the House of Representatives
New Parliament House in Canberra
History•Aboriginal culture was mostly hunter-gatherer
and about 250 languages were spoken in Australia at the time.
•1700 – first Europeans to discover•1770 – James Cook claimed Australia for
Britain•Was originally a prison colony•1901 - Australia became an independent
nation •1927 – Canberra was declared the federal
capital
Attractions
• landform - Uluru, Ayer Rock
•The Great Barrier Reef
•Mountain – Mount Kosciuszko (2 228 metres)
•Murray river is Australia’s longest river
Famous Australians
•Patric White – the first Australian to win the Nobel prize for literature
•Kylie Minogue is a world famous singer•Nicole Kidman, Russel Crowe and Mel
Gibson are prominent Australian actors
New Zealand
• Is an island found in the South Pacific. The country lies 2000 km east of Australia.
•NZ is made up of two main islands and several small islands
•The North Island has a sub-tropical climate.
•The South Island is larger than the North.•Mountain – Moutn Cook (Aoraki) is 3
754metres high
Geography
•Capital city – Wellington•Population – 4 million people •Official languages are English and Maori•Other cities - Auckland• Christchurch • Dunedin• Greymouth, Hamilton•Islands – Cook’s islands, Tokelau, Niue
Government
•Part of the British Commonwealth•Constitutional monarchy (Queen Elisabeth
II.)•representative is Governor General
•The head of government is the Prime Minister
•Parliament is single-chambered
History
•1300 – Maori first settled New Zealand•Abel Tasman was the first European to
reach the island•1750 – James Cook visited the island•1893 – became the first country in the
world to give women the vote•1907 – NZ gained a dominion status•New Zealand participated in both World
Wars
Fauna and flora• New Zealand has many
species that are unigue to the islands
• There are swamps• Forests (laurel, evergreen
forests)• Palms, ferns
• Animals – bats, insects, parrot, kiwi (well-known bird), kakapo
Attractions •Peter Jackson is a famous director who
made The Lord of Rings trilogy•When we turn to the outline, we get the
other „shoe“ to pair the Apennine peninsula•The island has not snakes•Name of one hill is
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu (Book of Records!)
•Actors – Sam Neil, Lucy Lawless
Eating in Australia and New Zealand•Very popular are beef and lamb, seafood
(mussels, prawns, small shark)• In cold days hot meat pie with tomato sauce
are popular•On a hot summer evening, people like grilled
sausages, steak, octopus with bread and salad•During the whole year people like to have
barbeques or barbies•Both countries have a sweet tooth – they like
desserts and cake