Picture from:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag
_of_Australia)
Australia
Kirsten Frisch
Date: 05/20/2011
Mr. Scott, Desert Oasis
The People
Picture from:
(www.flickr.com/groups
/PictureAustralia )
• The Population is 22 million
• The main Language spoken in
Australia is English. The
ethnic statics are 350,000.The
average life rate is 81 years
old.
Geography
Picture From:
http://en.wikiped
ia.org/wiki/Canb
erra
• The capital of Australia is Canberra.
• The three major rivers are Murray, Derwent and
Tamar.
• The climates are Tropical and Desert.
Culture
http://www.fotosearc
h.com/results.asp?key
word=cooked+chicken
&category=&searchtyp
e=sss
• The religions are Anglican and Christian.
• The holidays that Australians celebrate are:
New Year’s Day, Australia Day, Good Friday,
Easter Monday, and Anzac Day, Christmas
Day, and Boxing Day. Australians pretty
much wear what we wear and Swimwear,
along with Australian and Indigenous
designs. They eat Mainly, Chicken, fish,
Pulses and vegetables.
Economy
http://www.out
back-australiatravelsecrets.com/aus
tralian_currency.
html
• They Use the Australian Dollar
• Australians major imports are
China (17.94%), United States
(11.26%) the exports are Japan,
China, and South Korea.
Government
http://www.daylife.c
om/topic/Julia_Gilla
rd
• The type of government is democratic,
federal-state system recognizing the
British monarch as sovereign.
• Australians current leader is Julia Gillard.
Landmark
http://www.travelsi
nparadise.com/aust
ralia/sydney/index.
html
• The landmark is Sydney opera house.
• It is located close to the heart of Sydney.
It is a large building.
• The Sydney Opera House was opened by
Queen Elizabeth the Second on the 20th of
October 1973.
Kangaroos
Kangaroos-Kangaroos are marsupials.
They live all over Australia from deserts
to grasslands. A male kangaroo is
called a boomer, a female kangaroo is
called a flyer, and A baby kangaroo is
called a Joey.
Kangaroos only have one Joey at a time.
• Links from PowerPoint:
• (http://www.travelsinparadise.com/australia
/sydney/index.html)
(http://www.daylife.com/topic/Julia_Gillard)
• (http://www.outback-australia-travelsecrets.com/australian_currency.html)
(http://www.fotosearch.com/results.asp?key
word=cooked+chicken&category=&searchtyp
e=sss)(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canberr
a)((www.flickr.com/groups/PictureAustralia
)((http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Aust
ralia)