Australia
Why do I want to visit Australia? vfascinating country vstrange and wonderful places vunusual animals vamazing culture
Outline: ØDiscovery of Australia ØThe largest cities ØPopulation ØWonderful places
Discovery of Australia Ø 1606 by the Dutch Captain Cook Ø 1770 east coast
Independent federative state 6 states 2 territories
Australia the smallest the Flattest the driest inhabited continent in the world Ø country is a whole continent Ø the total area is 7, 7 million square km
Landscape Great deserts 2 000 square kilometers
The tropical forests and forests of eucalyptus and other evergreen trees.
The highest point of Australia Mount Kosciusko (2, 228 m)
The greatest rivers The Murray ( 2740 km. ) Murrumbidgee (1485 km. ) The Darling ( 1472 km. )
Melbourne The capital- Canberra The largest cities Perth Sidney Adelaide
Population 18. 6 million people
Education in Australia Centralized national system The top of system is the Federal Ministry of Education Schools state schools 80 % of Australian children private schools 20 % of Australian children
Diving Surfing Australian life-style Bush-walking Sailing
Wonderful places to see!
WAVE ROCK Amazing rock in Western Australia 15 metres high
The Great Barrier Reef v the largest coral reef in the world v the only living thing on our planet that can be seen from space v more than 1, 500 kinds of fish v 400 types of coral
Unusual animals kangaroo platypus koala echidna
Possum Tasmania Tiger Tasmanian Devil Wombat (Common) Emu
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Australia