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- 2. It’s the 6thbiggest country in the world It’s a the worlds largest island It’s the smallest continent in the world
- 3. Spain compared toAustralia 7.7 million square kilometres compared to 504,645 That’s 15 times larger!
- 4. The population islow Spain, a small country, has 46.77 million people While Australia has only 23.13 million!
- 5. Physical Geography Australia isthe lowest, flattest and the driest (inhabited) continent Uluru – Ayers Rock Found in the NorthernTerritory, it 3 square kilometres in size and 345 metres in height.
- 7. The Desert Nearly 20%of Australia is covered by desert Much more land receives so little rain that it is considered to be semi-desert
- 8. Tropical Rainforest Northern Australiais close the Equator It has a similar climate to Asian nations like Indonesia orThailand
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- 10. “Bushland” is thename for the wooded forests covering most of eastern Australia. It is mostly comprised of Eucalyptus trees “The Bush” is a place of major symbolic importance for Australians
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- 12. The Great BarrierReef is the world’s largest reef system It is composed of over 2,900 individual reefs It is home to thousands of different species of sea animals It is under threat from global warming
- 13. Political Geography There aresix states and two territories
- 14. Queensland – TheSunshine State Population: 4,740,900 Size: 1,727,200 km² Capital: Brisbane
- 15. Fraser Island SurfersParadise The Gold Coast TheTourism Industry • Queensland is Australia's number one international tourist destination • The state is famous for its warm weather and beautiful beaches • Queensland is also home to the Great Barrier Reef and five otherWorld Heritage listed areas • The people are friendly
- 16. Western Australia -TheWildflower State Population: 2,589,100 Size: 2,529,875 km² -- 32,87 % of Australia Capital: Perth
- 17. Mining – theheart of the Australian economy Western Australia is famous is vital for our mining industry Mineral exports contribute around 35% of Australia's exports Australia is the world's largest exporter of coal Many men live “fly-in-fly-out” lives.They work for two weeks at the mines and then fly out to live in Perth for a week
- 18. Population: 246,300 Size: 1,346,200km² Note: Alice Springs, the second largest town in NT, is geographically almost in the centre of Australia Capital: Darwin Northern Territory -TheTerritory (TheTop End)
- 19. Aboriginal Poverty 30% ofThe NorthernTerritory's population are Aboriginals Some of their communities are so poor they are compared to parts of Africa There are serious drug and alcohol problems As an Aboriginal you are expected to live a decade (10 years) shorter than a non-aboriginal
- 20. Population: 5,866,337 Size: 227,600km² Capital: Melbourne Victoria - The Garden State
- 21. Population: 7,544,500 Size: 801,428km² Capital: Sydney New South Wales - The Premier State
- 22. Population: 1,688,700 Size: 984,000km² Note: South Australia was the only colony not to be founded by convict labour Capital:Adelaide South Australia - The Festival State
- 23. Urban life inAustralia Australia used to be a rural nation Now 89% of our population live in urban areas
- 24. Population: 387,100 Size: 2,358km² Capital: Canberra Australian Capital Territory – The Nation’s Capital
- 25. Our current primeminster, Malcolm Turnbull • Australia has had five prime ministers since 2010 – one per year!
- 26. Population: 515,000 Size: 68,330km² Capital: Hobart Tasmania -The Apple Isle
- 27. Tasmanians are consideredto be a little strange by people from the mainland An old joke is that they have two heads
- 28. Environmentalism Tasmania is coveredby beautiful “old-growth” forests The state is often a place of conflict between environmentalists and industry Our 3rd most important political party,The Greens, came into being during ones of these disputes