Australia , Down Under.pptx
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Australia , Down Under It`s a very beautiful and interesting country.
* The area of the continent is about 8, 000 square kilometers , but deserts take 2, 000 square kilometers in central Australia.
*There are only about 19 million people in Australia and it`s a very big country.
* Canberra is the capital of Australia.
*There are six states in Australia and two territories.
* Australia has three different climates. In the North the weather is tropical – hot and wet. In the centre , the climate is very dry , ant the land is mainly desert. In the South , it is mild – with cool winters and warm summers.
* The landscape isn`t boring at all, because in this great flat land there are some wonderful places. There are great salt lakes, interesting plants and animals. And there are strange rocks that stand out of the flat desert floor.
*Australia is famous for:
* Captain James Cook discovered European visitors were the Dutch. They settled there in 1616. Later, in 1788, the first British settlement appeared in Australia – Britain sent some criminals there.
Most people in Australia speak English. Many people from Asia, America and Europe have come to the continent to settle there. Australia is a very hospitable country and the people of Australia are open and friendly.
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Australia , Down Under.pptx