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AUSTRALIA
History
Australia was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770, had a population of approximately one million native Australian, called "Aborigines".
The Aborigines were the descendants of the first people who reached Australia from Asia about 50,000 years ago.
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Immigration
After World War II, Australia welcomed thousands of refugees and skilled workers from Europe.
Native population
Aboriginal culture is one of the oldest in the world. In the past, there were over 200 different tribes in Australia.
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The Aborigines suffered when the immigrants arrived in their country as the settlers took their land and destroyed their traditional way of life.
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there were many descriptions of the Aborigines. Today, however, the situation has improved. There is more interest in Aborigines and their culture.
Geography
Population
Australia has a population of over 25 million inhabitants, most of them reside on the coast
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Important cities
the most important cities are Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and others
Seas
Australia does not border on any territory, but is surrounded by the ocean. In particular, it is bathed by the Indian Ocean, the Timor Sea and the Arafura Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the Coral Sea in the west, while to the south by the Great Australian Bay and to the south east by the Tasman Sea.
Mountains
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The Australian Alps are part of the Great Dividing Range, a series of mountain ranges
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Rivers
The main rivers heading towards the Pacific Ocean are the Burdekin, the Fitzroy and the Hunter. The most important river is the Murray. Queensland is crossed by numerous rivers, such as the Flinders, Gilbert and Leichhardt.
Islands
Australia has 8,222 islands.The most beautiful islands are: Tasmania Melville Island, Northern Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Groote Eylandt Bathurst Island Fraser Island, Queensland Flinders Island King Island and Mornington Island.
Coast
The coastal profile of Australia is very varied: especially the northern and south-eastern lines are dotted with numerous inlets, peninsulas and smaller islands. In fact, there are numerous parts of the jagged coastline overlooking the sea, while others are completely hilly.
Types of landscape
The landscape consists of rainforests, mangrove swamps, grasslands and woodlands
Climate
Most of the continent is desert or largely arid, temperate, tropical