Презентация, доклад на тему Welcome to Australia

Indian Oceans. Australia is a continent, a country and an island at the same time. Australia is located in the southern hemisphere.

Government – was granted by George V in 1912. The arms consist of a shield containing the badges of the six states. The supporters are native Australian fauna – a kangaroo and an emu. A yellow-flowered native plant, wattle, also appears in the design.

The flag of Australia is the only one to fly over a whole continent. The small Union Jack represents the historical link with Britain, the large seven-pointed star represents the six States and Territories, and the small stars from the Southern Cross – a prominent feature of the southern hemisphere night sky.

and Climate

Seasons in Australia are the opposite of those in Europe. Summer runs from November through to March while winter is from May to August.
There are, however, huge variations throughout the country: New South Wales, the centre of Western Australia and Queensland have hot summers and mild winters but Victoria and Tasmania can experience chilly winters, combined with short days.
The dry interior is hot year-round during the day but come nightfall it can become very cold. In the north, as the country enters the tropics, there are just two seasons - the dry from May to September and the wet from December to March.

discover the huge land that many people believed was south of the equator. He landed south of present day Sydney in New South Wales. He claimed this part of the land for the King of England.

In 1851 gold was discovered about 300 km west of Sydney. People rushed to the gold fields to find their fortunes. This attracted robbers called bushrangers.

for thousands of years before the first Europeans came to Australia in the 1600s.

is about 310,000 people.

Canberra

Capitol Hill

Canberra Fountain

about 1,400,000 people.

Brisbane Skyscrapers

Brisbane

Brisbane

Maria Cathedral

The Harbour Bridge

Sydney

Sydney AMP Tower

Opera House

along the east coast of Queensland.

Great Barrier Reef

their animals.