Spirit of Australia
Main informations :
Life in outback :
Landsmarks
History of Australia :
States and big cities :
Characteristics of Australia :
Geographic position of Australia :
Australia is the sixth-largest contry in the world and it's the only contry which is also a continent.
Australia is situated between the Pacific ocean and the Indian Ocean in the south off the equator, it is why it's called "The Land Down Under"
The 6 states : New South Wales - Queensland - South Australia - Tasmania - Victoria - Western Australia The 2 territories : Australian Capital Territory - Northern Territory
Big cities : Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide
Australian flag : Union Jack + Southern Cross (five stars) + Seven-pointed Commonwealth star
In Australia, it has summer when we have winter and winter when we have summer and this, is because the continent is located in the Southern Hemisphere.
Aborigines :
Aboriginal's children were abducted or snatched from their families and either assimilated into white families or sent to missionary camps because of the skin color
Australia’s first settlers were the Aboriginal. There were subject to discrimination.
In 1776 the American colonies declared themselves independent. So, British needed the new territories to transport criminals and their guards landed in Australia on January 26, 1788. This moment is called First Fleet.
Capital of Australia : Canberra
The national anthem of Australia is “Advance Australia Fair" which was adopted in the 1970s.
The routine : It's never easy for people who's live in outback, there feel sometimes very lonely because there aren't any malls, cinemas and shops around but people are generaly happier in the outbacks.
Child have a distinguished school : the school of the air
Classes are held online, students attend their classes using these equipment: laptops, microphones, webcam and headphones or headphones.
When students finish school, they usually play with their dogs, chat with friends and help their mothers.
In the centre of the continent there are three deserts: Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert and Simpson Desert.
Uluru :
Population : 20 million people in Australia
area of Australia : 8 million square kilometers
Language : Australian English
Currency : Australian dollar
Animals :
kangaroo
koala
echidna
10 kilograms
85 kilograms
The platypus is a small animal with a beak of a duck and it also lays eggs.
The kangaroo is the largest marsupial in the world
The koala is a small bear-like animal
1901 :
1606 : The continent was discovered by the Dutch and they who called it New Holland.
the separate Australian colonies united and proclaimed themselves the Commonwealth of Australia
The new constitution was introduced on January 1, 1901
The country is governed by a constitution adopted in 1901.
1788 : the English captain James Cook → the East Coast of Australia
1804 - 1820 : Captain Matthew Flinders proposed the name of Australia and the term come into general use until the 1820s.
17th century : European explorers + seafarers
26th January 1788 : First Fleet →
Uluru, also known as Ayers Rocks
Monolith/ spiritual area