Презентация lecture 1 Australia and New Zealand. Geography

Australia and New Zealand. General information and geograph y. y. Lecture 1. Ludmila Minaeva, Professor, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Flag and Coat of Arms

Population (2011 Census) English Australian Irish Scottish Italian German Chinese Indian Greek Dutch

Australia is surrounded by thousands of islands and coral reefs

Nearly 20 per cent of Australia’s land mass is classified as desert

Mountain rangers (Macdonnells, Musgrave).

The most famous rock is Uluru in the Northern Territory, formerly named Ayers Rock

The River Murray and its tributary, the Darling River, are the main rivers in the Murray-Darling River Basin.

Seacoast

Wildlife

Flag and coat of arms of New Zealand

Population – 4, 5 mln people 69 percent — of European descent 14, 6 percent — Māori — 9. 2 percent — Asians 6, 9 percent — Māori Pacific Islanders Capital – Wellington (North Island)

Mountains and volcanoes

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