Australia is an island continent located in the Southern Hemisphere, making its seasons opposite of those in Europe. It is composed of 7 states and territories and has a population of around 22 million people. The majority of cities are located along the eastern and southern coasts. While most of the interior is dry outback with few inhabitants, the outback plays an important role in Australian culture. Some iconic Australian symbols include kangaroos, Uluru, the Sydney Opera House, and the Great Barrier Reef.

1. AUSTRALIA,
THE LAND DOWN
UNDER

2. LOCATION
Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere.
It is called the land down under because it is below the
equator.

3. Because it is south of the equator, the seasons in
Australia are the opposite of those in Europe:
it’s winter in Australia when it’s summer in Europe.

4. January and February are the warmest months.
June and July are the coldest months.
The weather in Australia is warm and pleasant.

5. - It’s the 6th biggest country in the world.
- It’s an island, surrounded by water.
- It’s the smallest continent in the world.

6. Australia is composed of 7 states:
Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland,
South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and
Tasmania.

7. CITIES
The capital city is
Canberra.
The biggest city is Sydney,
where the famous Sydney
Opera House is.

8. OTHER IMPORTANT CITIES
Melbourne
Adelaide
Brisbane
Perth

9. Where are the majority of important cities in
Australia?
north – south
east or west?
on the coast
or
inland?

10. The middle part of Australia is called the OUTBACK.
It is very dry because it doesn´t rain very much and it is hot.
Not many people live in the outback.

11. The children from the outback don´t go to school.
They have a radio or a computer. They listen to their
teacher and send the answers back to her.
This is called the school of the air.

12. THE AUSTRALIAN FLAG
Southern cross symbolizes the constellation.
Union Flag
6th British
colony.
The Commonwealth 7 pointed star
represents the 7 territories.

13. CURRENCY
The currency is the Australian
dollar.

14. LANGUAGE
Australians or Aussies
speak English.

15. HISTORY
James Cook discovered Australia in 1770.
Britain sent prisoners
and criminals to Australia.
Europeans sold the land
of Aborigines and killed
thousands of them.

16. Native Australians:
The Aborigines have lived in Australia for over 40,000
years. Now they only represent 1% of the population. The
total population of Australia is 22 million.

17. GEOGRAPHY
Uluru (Ayers Rock) is the world’s largest monolith.
It is sacred for Aborigines.
It is very popular with tourists because of its beautiful
colours.

18. SPORTS
In Australia it is usually very warm, so Australians love sport
and other outdoor activities. The most popular are:
surfing
cricket
swimming
rugby

19. TYPICAL ANIMALS
The most famous animals are marsupials. A marsupial is a mammal with
a pouch to carry its babies.
Koala
Kangaroo
wallaby

20. Dingo
Sugar glider
Platypus

21. pelican
budgies
cockatoo
emu

22. Wombat
Tasmanian devil
kookaburra
shark
possum

23. Australia has also some very poisonous snakes and
spiders.
At school children have to learn first aid for snake and spider
bites.

24. GREAT BARRIER REEF
The Great Barrier Reef is made up of coral and algae.
It is about 1250 miles long.
There is a channel of water that separates the reef from the
coast.
It is the largest deposit of coral in the world.

25. SOME AUSTRALIAN SYMBOLS

26. Aborigines

27. Sydney Opera House
built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon

28. Bondi Beach, Sydney

29. Other names for Australia
Oz
Down Under

30. Ayers Rock or Uluru

31. A didgeridoo

32. A boomerang

33. Kangaroos in the Outback

34. The Great Barrier Reef

35. PAVLOVA

36. JELLY BEANS
SMARTIES

37. Nicole Kidman, actress

38. Kylie Minogue, singer

39. AC/DC, music band

40. Elle Macpherson, model

41. Hugh Jackman, actor

42. Waltzing Matilda

43. Kookaburra song