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
墨尔本的皇家展览大厦 (Royal Exhibition Building)和卡尔顿花园 (Carlton Gardens)
西澳的鲨鱼湾 (Shark Bay)
塔斯马尼亚荒野
新南威尔士州的威兰德拉 湖区
(Willandra Lakes)
北领地的乌卢 鲁—卡达赤塔国 家公园
(Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park)
Australia
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Quiz
Q1: What’s the capital of Australia?
Canberra
Q2: What’s the official language?
English
Q3: In which city were the 2000th Olympic Games held?
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,
what’s more, Australia is a country that rides on the back of sheep!
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
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Attractive places in Australia
Beautiful beaches The Great Barrier Reef
Uluru /Ayers Rock Undersea world
surfing
Cultural heritage of the world （世界遗产名录）
Currency
1 AUD= 6.2435 CNY
Currency - notes
Unusual animals in Aucsatmraellia
kangaroo crocodile
koala
shark
Dingo(澳洲野犬)
Bilby(袋狸) Echidna （针鼹） Quoll（袋鼬）
鸭嘴兽
quite agreeable average summer temperature :29 degree C average winter temperature :13 degree C
Indigenous Australians
居住在澳大利亚的土著人（ 也称原住民），仍然保护着 自己的风俗习惯。他们以狩 猎为生，“飞去来器”（ boomerang）是他们独特的 狩猎武器。他们很多仍居住 在用树枝和泥土搭成的窝棚 里，围一块布或用袋鼠皮蔽 体，并喜欢纹身或在身上涂 抹各种颜色。平时仅在颊、 肩和胸部涂上一些黄白颜色 ，节庆仪式或节日歌舞时彩 绘全身。纹身多为粗线条， 有的像雨点，有的似波纹， 对经过成年礼的土著人来说 纹身不仅是装饰，而且还用 以吸引异性的爱慕。在狂欢 舞会上，人们头戴五彩装饰 ，身画彩纹、围着篝火跳集 体舞。舞蹈纯朴，多反映狩 猎生活等。
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…
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.
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South Australia
New South
Wales Australia
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seasons:
Spring: Sep.——Nov. Summer: Dec.——Feb. Autumn: Mar.——May Winter: Jun.——Aug.
weather :
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)
Sydney
Geographically isolated?
It’s the smallest continent in the world and it’s the biggest island in the world.
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Australia’s farm
Australia’s farms mostly locate on the middle and western area, where feeds swarms of cattle and sheep. the climate is very suitable .
Where they live
•boomerangs
What they eat
How they work
How they dance
The People
Population: 21,700,000 (March 2009) Population growth rate: 0.87% Ethnic groups: Caucasian 92%, Asian
The Government
Independence: 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)
National holiday: Australia Day, 26 January
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
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
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