Australia

Semana Cultural
CEIP San Juan Bautista Alquerías.
 Quiz
Q1:
Q1: What’s
What’s the
the capital
capital of
of Australia?
Australia?
Canberra
Canberra
Q2:
Q2: What’s
What’s the
the official
official language?
language?

English
English
Q3:
Q3: In
In which
which city
city were
were the
the 2000th
2000th Olympic
Olympic Games
Games
held?
held?
Sydney
Sydney
Geographically isolated?
The Land
The People
The Government
The Economy
The Capital Cities
Attractions
 Australia
 Amazing
 Unexpected
 Stylish
 Tempting
 Relaxing
 Adventurous
 Liberating
 Inspiring
 Attractive
Geographically isolated?

It’s the smallest

continent in the
world and it’s the
biggest island in
the world.
 Northern
Territory
Queensland
Western
Australia South
Australia New South
Wales Australia
Capital

Victoria
Tasmania
 The Land
 Land area:
approximately
7,750,000 sq km
 Climate: generally arid
to semiarid;
temperate in south
and east; tropical in
north
 Terrain: mostly low
plateau with deserts;
fertile plain in
southeast
 The People
 Population: 21,700,000 (March 2009)
 Population growth rate: 0.87%
 Ethnic groups: Caucasian 92%, Asian
7%, aboriginal and other 1% (2001)
 Languages: English 79.1%, Chinese
2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%,
unspecified 5.8% (2009)
 The Government
 Conventional name: Commonwealth
of Australia
 Capital: Canberra
 Government type: democratic,
federal-state system recognizing
the British monarch as sovereign
 Administrative divisions: 6 states
(South Australia, New South Wales,
Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania and
Western Australia) and 2 territories
(Northern Territory and the Australian
Capital Territory)
The Government
 Independence: 1 January 1901
(federation of UK colonies)
 National holiday: Australia Day, 26
January
 Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
and compulsory
 Legal system: based on English
common law; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction
The Australian Flag
The Australian Coat of Arms
 The Economy
GDP (PPP): $773 billion (2007)
GDP per capita: $37,300 (2007)
Agricultural products: wheat,
barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle,
The world's three
sheep, poultry
Industries: largest
mining, iron ore and
industrial
transportation equipment,
producers food
-- Rio
processing, chemicals, steel
Tinto, BHP
Billiton, and Vale
 Canberra
 Population – 327,000
 1908 – site chosen for
Australia’s capital

 Famous Landmarks –
Federal Parliament House,
The National Library, The
High Court, The Australian
War Memorial, The
National Art Gallery
National Museum

Parliament House
 Sydney
 Population – 4.2m
 Largest and oldest city
in Australia
 Hosted 2000 Olympics
 Famous landmarks –
The Sydney Harbour
Bridge, The Sydney
Opera House, Bondi
Beach
Not the capital but the biggest city in Australia
Beaches in Sydney
In Sydney there are thirty beautiful beaches
If you are in Sydney,
you must visit one of the
longest bridges in the
world- the Sydney
Harbour Bridge…

The Opera House

Melbourne
 Population – 3.6m
 Established 1835 just
before Victorian gold
rush
 Site of Australia’s first
federal government
 Landmarks – Yarra
River, MCG, Phillip
Island penguin colony
 Melbourne

Australian Open Tennis Championships

Australian Melbourne Albert Park

Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Melbourn is the center
of fashion and art.
And it is a famous
traveling resort.
 Currency

1 AUD= 6.2435 CNY

Currency - notes
 camel
Unusual animals in Australia

kangaroo

koala

crocodile shark
 Attractive places in Australia

Beautiful beaches
Uluru /Ayers Rock
The Great Barrier Reef
Undersea world
 Reference

1. http://www.baidu.com/
2. http://www.google.com/
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
4. http://www.media.australia.com/en-au/
5. http://www.australia.com/zhs/index.aspx
Thank you !