Australia is an island continent located between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Its capital is Canberra, and some key facts are:
- Total population is around 20 million people
- The native Australians are the Aboriginal people
- Major cities include Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane
- Famous sights include the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru
- The Queen of England is the head of state, represented by the Governor-General
- Iconic Australian animals are kangaroos and emus
2. OFFITIAL NAME : Commonwealth of Australia
CAPITAL: Canberra
TOTAL AREA: 7,700,000 sq.km
POPULATION: 20 million people
HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor-
General
FORM OF GVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy
PORTS: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Australian Day , 16 January (1788)
MONEY: basic unit – Australian dollar
MONEY: basic unit – Australian dollar
NATIONAL SYMBOLS: Kangaroo and Emu
3. Australia is situated south of Asia, between the Pacific and
the Indian Oceans. Australia is a continent, a country and
an island at the same time. Australia is located in the
southern hemisphere.
4. Captain James Cook discovered Australia in
1770. He was sent to discover the huge
land that many people believed was south
of the equator. He landed south of present
day Sydney in New South Wales. He
claimed this part of the land for the King of
England.
5. The Aborigines
are the Australian
natives that had
been living there
for thousands of
years before the
first Europeans
came to Australia
in the 1600s.
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6. Australia's coat of arms – the official
emblem of the Australian Government –
was granted by George V in 1912. The
arms consist of a shield containing the
badges of the six states. The supporters
are native Australian fauna – a kangaroo
and an emu. A yellow-flowered native
plant, wattle, also appears in the design.
The flag of Australia is the only one to
fly over a whole continent. The small
Union Jack represents the historical
link with Britain, the large seven-
pointed star represents the six States
and Territories, and the small stars
from the Southern Cross – a
prominent feature of the southern
hemisphere night sky.
7. Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is very young city.
Population is about 310,000 people.
Capitol Hill Canberra Fountain
8. Capital of New South Wales.
Leading industrial city.
Population: 3,200,000
people.
St. Maria Cathedral
The Harbour Bridge
Sydney
Sydney AMP Tower
Opera House
9. Capital of Victoria. The
world’s most livable city.
Population: 3.200.000
Train Station
Melbourne Bridge
Old House
10. Capital of Queensland. It is a year-round vocation
place. Population is about 1,400,000 people.
Brisbane Bridge
Brisbane Skyscrapers
Brisbane
11. Capital of South Australia. A
pretty and industrial city.
Population: 1,100,000 people.
Victoria Square Fountain
Gold Beach
Adelaide
12. Capital of Western Australia.
One of the best climates
in Australia. Population:
1.200.000 people.
King’s Park
Perth Skyscrapers
13. Capital of island-state
Tasmania. Winters are
very cold. Population of
about 200,000.
Bay of Fires
Coles BayRemarkable Cave
Lavender Farm
15. It’s a large sandstone rock formation in the Northern teritory of central
Austrawellas caves, pools elia. It’s 350 metres high and 8 kilometres around.
There is almost no vegetation on the rock which is covered with rain grooves
along its sides as well as caves, pools, etc.
This rock is prt of the Ulruru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
16. It’s the world’s largest coral reef (over 2000 km). It
stretches along the east coast of Queensland. It’s made
up of over 2900 individual
reefs very close
to each other.
17. There are many different sports: surf,
snorkelling, rugby, cricket are the most
important.
18. Adustralian cuisine is a mixture of different
countries:
Fish and chips,
vegemite on toast ,
meat pie or roast for
example
21. The koala is a small marsupial that
lives in Australia. Koalas are
arboreal, they spend most of their
time in eucalyptus trees. These
nocturnal ( most active at night)
animals spend 18 to 20 hours each
day resting and sleeping; they
spend much of the night eating.
Koalas are not bears; their closest
relative is the wombat.
The soft , woolly fur is light gray to
brown, and it has patches of white
on the chest, neck and ears. –this
fur protects them from cold
weather and rain.
Baby koalas ( called joeys ) live in their mother’s backwards-facing pouch for
months.
These herbivores eat mostly eucalyptus, chewing these tough leaves using
their powerful jaws. They store unchewed food in cheek poches.
22. FESTIVALS AND
TRADITIONS
Christmas in Australia isn’t as in other
Countries. It’s celebrated in summer.
Santa Claus’ name is Swag Man
Halloween isn’t celebrated
as in other countries . It is
called Mischief night and it
is the night before
Halloween ( 30 th.
October) Most children in
Australia celebrate it as a
dance at their schools
Anzac Day : Australian war Memorial
Easter: “ The four day weekend
From good Friday to Easter Monday
It’s a mini holiday.. Instead of the bunny it’s a
bilby, a typical australian animal
23. - 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
