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Australias Geography

Area: 7.69 million square kilometres

The continent stretches about 3700


kilometres from north to south and
4000 kilometres from east to west

Their ocean territory is also the third-


largest in the world, covering around 12
million square kilometres.
Australias national flag

The Australian flag uses three prominent symbols: the Union Flag ,
the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross (or Crux ).
The largest star has seven-pointed start know as the Commonwealth Star.
The smallest star has five-pointed start and four, larger, seven-pointed start.
Australias cities, state and territories

Capital: Canberra

The lagest city: Sydney

Western Australia is Australias


largest state by area.

Victoria is the smallest of the


mainland states

New South Wales is Australias


oldest and most populated state
The Australian coat of arms

New South Wales : Waratah


flower
Victoria: Pink heath flower
Queensland: Cooktown
Orchid flower
Western Australia: Mangles
Kangaroo Paw flower
South Australia: Sturts Desert
Pea flower
Tasmania: Tasmanian Blue
Gum flower
Canberra: Royal Bluebell
flower
Northern Territory: Sturts
Desert Rose flower
Australias History

At least 50,000 years ago: Australias Aboriginal


people were thought to have arrived here.
Australias History

Captain James Cook (1728 -


1779) was a British explorer,
navigator, cartographer, and
captain in the Royal Navy.

1770: he achieved the first


European contact with the eastern
coastline of Australia.
Australias History

Australias six states


became a nation under a
single constitution on 1
January 1901.
Boomerang

A boomerang is a
thrown tool,
typically constructed
as a flat aerofoil, that
is designed to spin
about an axis
perpendicular to the
direction of its flight.
Boomerang

Boomerangs have
been historically
used for hunting, as
well as sport, and
entertainment.
Boomerang

The oldest Australian


Aboriginal boomerangs
are ten thousand years
old

some boomerangs were


not thrown at all

Distribution of boomerangs
in Australia
Kangaroo

The kangaroo is a marsupial


(marsupial is the species which
is the young are carried in
a pouch).
Kangaroo

large, powerful hind legs

a long muscular tail


for balance
large feet adapted for leaping
The Kangaroo includes three smaller species:

Red Antilopine Grey


kangaroo kangaroo kangaroo
The red kangaroo
is found across mainland Australia
The antilopine kangaroo found in northern Australia
The Grey kangaroo lives in the
eastern and western Australia
Kangaroo

kangaroo appeases in the Australian coat of arms


Kangaroo

Kangaroo is caved in Australia coins


Kangaroo

Kangaroo is used as a logo of Australia's well


known organizations, including Qantas.
Koala
Koala

The koala is an arboreal herbivorous


marsupial native to Australia.

arboreal herbivorou marsupial


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The koala is found in coastal regions of
eastern and southern Australia
Koala

Koala is considered as a lovely animal. Therefore,


Koala symbols are used in many products.
Koala

wafer cream cake

biscuit coffee
Koala

speaker
Koala

cinem
a
emu
emu

The emu is the largest bird native to Australia.


The emu can find anywhere in Australia
emu
The emus are a bird but they can't fly.
The emus can run very quickly. They can sprint
at 70 km/h.
The Emu has a prominent place in Australia
cultural: Australian believe that the sun was
made by throwing an Emu's egg into the sky.
In Australia, there is a constellation has the
form of emu.
Coat of arms of the Australian 50
Australia cent coin.
Festivals and
wonders
When the Noel start?
In 24 December night 25
December morning.

but why people think Australia celebrate Christmas in summer?


Christmas in Europe Christmas in Australia
While we celebrate Christmas on that
day, then Australia is in the southern
hemisphere of the earth, and walking in
the summer heat.

NOT ONLY AUSTRALIA CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN SUMMER, AND


SOUTHERN AFRICA, CENTRAL AFRICA AND MUCH OF SOUTH
AMERICA ALSO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN SUMMER.
Four major cities of Australia

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Attractions in
Australia
Sacred mountains Uluru - Australia logo
Sydney Opera House
Beach Whitsunday Islands in Queensland
Beach Palm Cove with the Great Barrier
Reef coral
Great Barrier Reef coral
Down Under
Nambung National Park in Western
Australia
Railways "Ghan"
Melbourne in Victoria, South Australia
Some festivals in
Australia
Floriade flower festival in Australia
Australian Body Art Carnivale
festivities to welcome the new year
in sydney Australia.

Would like to invite everyone to watch the


following clip.
Thank you.

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