The document provides information about Australia, including: 1) Canberra is the capital of Australia, with a population of around 310,000 people. Captain James Cook discovered Australia in 1770 and claimed it for England. 2) Aboriginal Australians were the original inhabitants who had lived in Australia for thousands of years before Europeans arrived in the 1600s. 3) The document outlines key facts about Australia's location in the southern hemisphere between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, its political divisions of states and territories, and homework assigning students to research additional facts.

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9. - What is the capital of Australia?
a. Sydney b. Melbourne c. Canberra
- Which city is the oldest and largest?
a. Canberra b. Sydney c. Darwin
- Which is a popular Australian animal?
a. bear b. kangaroo c. fox
- Who are the Australian natives
a. Eskimos b. Aborigines c. Indians
- Who discovered Australia?
a. Columbus b. Captain Cook c. Lewis and Clark
- What is the official Language in Australia?
a. English b. German c. Spain

11. The Aborigines
are the Australian
natives that had
been living there
for thousands of
years before the
first Europeans
came to Australia
in the 1600s.

12. Australia's coat of arms – the official
emblem of the Australian 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.

13. Canberra is the capital of Australia.
Population is about 310,000 people.
Capitol Hill Canberra Fountain

14. Captain James Cook discovered Australia in
1770. He was sent to 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.

15. Australia - Location

16. Location
• Hemisphere –
• Between - _________ ocean and ____ ocean
• Tropic of __________ passes through almost
the middle of Australila

19. Australia is situated south of Asia, between the Pacific and the
Indian Oceans. Australia is a continent, a country and an island
at the same time. Australia is located in the southern
hemisphere.

20. Political divisions of Australia
Do you know which state or territory of Australia is which?

21. Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
Look at the names. Read them.
Try to remember which goes where.

22. Now point to each state or territory.
Can you say the name for each number before it appears?
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Western
Australia
Northern
Territory
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
South Australia
Victoria

23. Homework
• Find 10 facts about Australia.
• These facts can be about the weather,
the people, the animals, places ,
anything!
• Stick five pictures related to Australia