2. Geography
• Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. It
is on the continent of Australia.
• Australia is an island and is surrounded by the Indian
Ocean and Pacific Ocean
• The capital city is
Canberra
• The largest city is
Sydney
3. Climate
• Most of Australia
has a desert
climate but parts
in the South
have a
temperate
climate
• It is the driest
inhabited
continent
4. States of Australia
• Australia is divided
into 6 states
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
5. The Commonwealth
• Australia is a member of the commonwealth
• It has it’s own government but the Queen of
Australia is Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of
England
6. Sydney
• Sydney is the most famous city in Australia. It is in
New South Wales
• The city is on the coast and has lots of beaches
• It has a lot of tourism
• The 2000 Olympic Games were held in Sydney
• In Sydney:
• Sydney Harbour Bridge
• Sydney Opera House
• Bondi Beach
• The Blue Mountains
8. The Outback
• Mostly unpopulated
• Infertile
• Dry, desert
• Uluru – Ayers Rock – in the centre of Australia
9. The Great Barrier Reef
• The Great Barrier Reef is
the world’s largest coral
reef
• It is located to the North-
West of Australia in the
Coral Sea
• More than 1,500 species
of fish live on the reef
• It is very popular with
tourists and divers
10. Aboriginal people
• Aboriginal – people native to Australia (before
European colonization)
• Separate culture
• Didgeridoo
• Dot painting
• Rock painting
15. Kookaburra
• This is a popular children´s song
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry King of the bush is he
Laugh kookaburra, laugh kookaburra
Gay your life must be
