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TheCommonwealthofAustralia
Peopleandhistory What is the population of Australia? Whatlanguagesdo theyspeak? Didanypeoplelivetherebeforethe Europeans came? WhodiscoveredAustraliafortherest ofthe world? WasitbeforeColumbusarrivedin America?
Answers: The population of Australia is over 20 million. TheofficiallanguageisEnglishbutthereare minorities from Asia, Europe and Africa speaking their languages. The original inhabitants of Australia were the Aborigines. TheDutchfoundthelandbutitwastheBritish who claimed it their colony. No, it was after Columbus discovered America.
. Australia is located in the southern hemisphere which means that when they havesummerwehavewinterandviceversa. Itisbetweentwoocens: the IndianOceanin thewestandthepacificin theeast. Australia America 1492. Columbus and the Spanish discovered America 1600s. the first Europeans arrived. They were Dutch explorers from the Netherlands(Abel Tasman). 1770. the English explorer James Cook first mapped the south-east and claimed ita BritishcolonyofNew SouthWales 1776. theusa came intoexistence
NewSouthWales a Britishcolonyfrom 1770 The British thought the continent was too far away and toohostilewithstrangeflora andfauna sothey decideditwasthebestplaceto sendprisonersto relievetheovercrowdedprisonsin Britain. So New South Wales became a convict colony All Australia becomes a British colony Sydney becomes the largest town
Goldrush 19th century. gold was discovered Instead of sending criminals the British started arriving themselves 20th century Australiabecameindependent BritishMonarchisjusta formalheadofstate with no political power
The Aborigines came thousands of years before the Europeans. They are the native people. Their inventions are: the boomerang the didgeridoo
Australiaconsistsof6 statesand2 territories:
The6 statesandtheircapitalsare: NewSouthWales Sydney Victoria- Melbourne Queensland Brisbane South Australia Adelaide Western Australia- Perth Tasmania- Hobart
Matchthenamesandthenumbers: 7 5 4 2 6 3 1 8 Australian States and Territories Australian Capital Territory ACT New South Wales NSW Victoria VIC Queensland QSL South Australia SA Western Australia WA Tasmania TAS Northern Territory NT
Matchthenamesandthenumbers: 5 4 Their capitals: 7 2 6 8 3 1 Australian States and Territories Australian Capital Territory ACT New South Wales NSW Victoria VIC Queensland QSL South Australia SA Western Australia WA Tasmania TAS Northern Territory NT Adelaide 4 Hobart 6 Brisbane 3 Melbourne 2 Canberra 8 Perth 5 Darwin 7 Sydney 1
l1 But what s the capital of all Australia? Capitol Hill It is Canberra Canberra Fountain
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Sydney (NSW) the largest city Harbour Bridge THaheHarb Haidge Bridge The Opera House
Melbourne (SA) the second largest city
Brisbane (QSL)
Adelaide (SA)
Perth(WA) Perth Skyscrapers
Tasmanian Devil Hobart (TAS)
Australian flora and fauna Australian plants and animals are unique and can t be found anywhere else in the world. Poisonous spiders Dangerous snakes
Australian plants eucalyptus baobab
Australian animals platypus kangaroo koala
Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. It stretches along the coast of Queensland
Places of interest Uluru (Ayers Rock)sandstone rock formation in central Australia, in the Northern Territory Ayers Rock is a large sandstone rock formation. It isa sacred part of Aboriginal creation mythology.
The Twelve Apostles, VIC are rocks rising up from the sea on the coastline
Pinnacles, WA are rock spires which rise out of the yellow sand dunes
Australian flag The British Union Jack symbolizes Australia s connection to the UK and the British Queen. The small stars show the constellation of the Southern Cross in the southern sky. while the big star, called The Commonwealth Star, stands for the 6 states and 2 territories
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