Power point presentation Down Under

1. AUSTRALIA

2.  OFFITIAL NAME : Commonwealth of Australia
 CAPITAL: Canberra
 TOTAL AREA: 7,700,000 sq.k
 POPULATION: 20 million people
 HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II
represented by Governor-General
 FORM OF GVERNMENT: Constitutional
monarchy
 PORTS: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
 LONGEST RIVER: the Darling (2,740 km)
 HIGHEST POINT: Mount Kosciusko (2,230 m)
 NATURAL RESOURCES: coal, zink, nickel,
gold, wool
 NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Australian Day , 16
January (1788)
 MONEY: basic unit – Australian dollar
 NATIONAL SYMBOLS: Kangaroo and Emu
 NATIONAL ANTHEM: “Waltzing Matilda”
SOME FACTS

3. - It’s the 6th biggest country in the world.
- It’s an island, surrounded by water.
- It’s the smallest continent in the world.

4. The Five States in Australia
Western
Australia
Northern
Territory
South
Australia
Queensland
New South
Wales
Tasmania

6. Australia’s flag has the
British Union Flag,
five stars for the
Southern Cross
constellation, and a
large star for the
commonwealth.

7. James Cook discovered Australia in 1770.
Britain sent prisoners
and criminals to Australia.
Europeans sold the land
of Aborigines and killed
thousands of them.

8. Native Australians. The Aborigines have lived in Australia for over 40,000
years. Now they only represent 1% of the population. The total population of
Australia is 22 million.

9. Where are the
majority of
important cities in
Australia?

10. is the capital of Australia. It is very young city.
Population is about 310,000 people.

11. Capital of New South Wales. Leading
industrial city. Population:
3,200,000 people.

12. Capital of Victoria. The world’s most livable
city. Population: 3.200.000

13. Capital of Western Australia. One of
the best climates in Australia.
Population: 1.200.000 people.

14. Australians really
love nature. The most
famous animals are
koala and kangaroo.
Koala Kangaroo

15. In Australia it is usually very warm, so Australians
love sport and other outdoor activities. The most
popular are:
swimming
surfing

16. The Ayers
Rock is the
largest one-
piece rock in
the world.