Discover the country and culture of Australia. Presentation based on 5th-6th grade curriculum.

1. AUSTRALIA
KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY
KNOW YOUR WORLD
A PROGRAM OF GLOBAL TIES
AKRON

2. COUNTRY MAP

3. AUSTRALIA QUICK FACTS
• Full name: Commonwealth of Australia
• Population: 25,203,198 (2019)
• Capital: Canberra
• Largest city: Sydney
• Area: 2.9million square miles
• Major language: English
• Major religion: Christian
• Life expectancy: 80 years(men), 84 years(women)
• Monetary unit: Australian Dollar
• Main exports: ores and metals, wool, food and live animals,
fuels, transport machinery
• and equipment
• GNI per capita: US$49,790(World Bank)

4. LANDFORMS OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
EVENTS

5. Australia
•LEADER: Prime Minister Scott John Morrison
(elected 2018)
•GOVERNMENT: federal parliamentary
democracy and constitutional monarchy
•VOTING AGE: 18

6. EVERYDAY-ECONOMICS
• Currency- Banking- Cultural Financial Literacy-
loans, credit cards, cash…
• Jobs – what age do young people start working -
kinds of jobs- ?
• Students and money- Impact for this age group?-
do kids get an allowance? Work?