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Australia

Australia. A Country to Discover…. What do you already know about this country?. Australia’s Coat of Arms…. What animals do you see?. Australian Country …. Australia is not only a country but also a continents. It is one of the seven continents of the world.

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Australia

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  1. Australia

  2. A Country to Discover…. • What do you already know about this country?

  3. Australia’s Coat of Arms…. What animals do you see?

  4. Australian Country… • Australia is not only a country but also a continents. It is one of the seven continents of the world. • It is the flattest continent in the world. • Apart from the Antarctic, Australia is the driest continent. • Australia is the most arid (dry) and uninhabited continent. • There are 3 times more sheep, and 5 times more kangaroos than people on the continent of Australia

  5. How is the Country Divided? • The country is divided into provinces and territories: • the provinces: • New South Wales • Queensland • Victoria • South Australia • Western Australia • Tasmania • the territory: • Northern Territory

  6. The Big Cities…. • Important Cities • Brisbane • Melbourne • Sydney • Canberra • Perth • Alice Springs • Adelaide • Hobart • Darwin

  7. The Importance of the Oceans • The oceans play a large role in the lives of Australians. Since the majority of the population lives on the coast, many industries are based on fishing or tourism. • The Australia is a continent which is also an island. What are the oceans and seas that surround the areas?

  8. - West of Australia is the Indian Ocean and to the east is the Pacific Ocean. - South of Tasmania and Australia's southern coastline is the Southern Ocean. - North of Australia are the Timor and Arafura seas. - To the southeast, between Australia and New Zealand, is the Tasman Sea - To the northeast is the Coral Sea.

  9. The Importance of the Oceans(cont’d) • Not coming under the heading of either "seas" or "oceans" are also the Gulf Of Carpentaria in the north and the Great Australian Bight, which is essentially a wide, open bay which is part of the Southern Ocean. • Between the mainland and Tasmania is Bass Strait • Between Cape York in Queensland and Papua New Guinea to the north is Torres Strait. • The only oceans which do not touch Australia's shores are the Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans

  10. A Very Special Island… • Great Barrier Reef: • It is the largest reef in the world. • It has the largest amount of living things on Earth. • There are millions of species of fish live in the reef . • It is protected under UNESCO - a United Nations agency that promotes international collaboration on culture, education, and science.

  11. Scuba Diving in the Great Barrier Reef

  12. Salt Lake Eyre National Park • Lake Eyre is the largest inland lake of the Australia - It is below sea level and is located in the South of the Australia in the "outback". - As a consequence, the Lake is filled rarely with water (only a little about once per year), and a crust of salt sits on the surface.Below the crust the lake has thick mud that stinks!

  13. Lake Eyre – salt crust

  14. Wild Dog Barrier Fence • It is a true fence which routes the province of Southern Queensland. • The closing is made to separate the population of feral dogs, the dingoes, from sheep farms. • It is the world’s largest fence.

  15. One…. what? What is it? • The animals are native to Australia. • Many animals that are found in Australia are unique to this country! Kangourous Koalas Platypus • Camels are not native to Australia, but they were brought in from India in the 1800s to facilitate exploration of the continent and the outback desert. • The population of the camel is now out of control... They pose a danger to road traffic in the desert.

  16. A grey Kangaroo A "big red" Kangaroo and its “joey".

  17. Tasmanian Devils A Platypus Grey kangaroo and its “joey” A blue tongue lizard

  18. The Australia Ecozones • The Desert

  19. Look at the scenery… is very dry and arid! It is very dangerous to travel in the outback. Care is required!

  20. Life is very difficult in the "outback"... many villages are abandoned...

  21. Uluru – Ayers Rock… a wonder of the world!

  22. Interesting facts about Kata Tjuta National Park • It is the largest monolith in the world! • A monolith is a geological feature such as a mountain, consisting of a single massive stone or a single piece of rock. • 2/3 of the rock is underground! • You can sometimes see "faces" engraved on the surface of the rock…

  23. ... or formations that are out of the ordinary!

  24. Aboriginals claim they do not climb rock Ayers, because it is a sacred place (religious). • If you decides not to climb, one can walk the circumference of the rock…. more than 11 km! Here's a place sacred to the aborigines… we have no right to walk there.

  25. Kata Tjuta… “Olgas": a sacred place...

  26. The Australia Ecozones (cont'd) • Tropical Forests and Beaches

  27. Fraser Island is made entirely of sand! The beach "Wineglass" in Tasmania. Whitsunday Islands on the reef….

  28. As Fraser Island is made of sand, the island shape changes with the wind and water current. This is because of the many ships that are wrecked. Here is a ship that was lost more than 75 years ago. Almost everything is broke down because of sea salt, sand and wind.

  29. The Australia Ecozones (cont'd) • Forests

  30. The agricultural fields

  31. Who was the first inhabitants of this isle… and who was brave enough to stay? • Aborigenes • Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the continent and nearby islands. Indigenous Australians are distinguished as either Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders who currently together make up about 2.7% of Australia's population. They are at the northern-most tip of Queensland near Papua New Guinea. • "POMEs" which means "mother England prisoners“ Arrived at Port Arthur, Tasmania • Who was sent there? Why?

  32. Who was sent there? Why? • During the late 18th and 19th centuries, large numbers of convicts were transported to the various Australian penal colonies by the British government. One of the primary reasons for the British settlement of Australia was the establishment of a penal colony to alleviate pressure on their overburdened correctional facilities. Over the 80 years more than 165,000 convicts were transported to Australia

  33. The Australian People (cont’d) • Immigration - The number of convicts pales compared to the immigrants who arrived in Australia in the 1851 - 1871 gold rush. • In 1852 alone, 370 000 immigrants arrived in Australia. • By 1871 the total population had nearly quadrupled from 430 000 to 1.7 million people. • The last convicts to be transported to Australia arrived in Western Australia in 1868

  34. The Australian Government • Prime Minister - Prime minister of Australia is the head of the Australian Government. • In the Commonwealth of Australia, the Prime Minister holds the most powerful political position. • Under the Governor-General, the Prime Minister of Australia holds the office on commission. The Prime minister is the leader of the political party and gains support from the majority of House of Representatives.

  35. The Australian Government (cont’d) • Julia Gillard is presently the Prime Minister of Australia. • She has taken oath as the Prime Minister on 24 June 2010. • She is the leader of the Australian Labor Party. • Julia Gillard is the 27th Prime minister of Australia

  36. The Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard

  37. The Capital - Canberra, Australia Clockwise: Parliament House, Australian War Memorial, view of the city along the parliamentary axis, Black Mountain Tower, National Library of Australia, and Australian National University.

  38. What is Australian Culture Like? • The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are the Indigenous people of Australia. • Indigenous means that historical and scientific records have proved that they were the first people to live there. • The Aboriginal ‘Dreamtime’ - The Dreamtime stories, ceremonies and dances have been handed down and are an important part of an Indigenous person’s ‘Dreaming’ today. • Their understanding of how everything was created also includes ideas and beliefs that are special to their own tribe and relate to the land they came from.

  39. What is Australian Culture Like?(Cont’d) X-ray Australian Art

  40. What is Australian Culture Like?(Cont’d) • The Australian National Anthemhttp://www.dltk-kids.com/world/australia/anthem.htm • Music - The Didgeridoo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g592I-p-dc

  41. The Australian language

  42. The Australian language(cont’d) • How to do an Australian Accent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--CzCeOJXfA

  43. Art and Aboriginal Culture

  44. Tourist Attractions • The Perth Zoo

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