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Catch more information about Australia as you can & write it down in the chart Official name Geographical position Area Population Capital Main cities Ports Rivers Mountains Natural resources Money

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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.

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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.

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• OFFICIAL NAME : Commonwealth of Australia • CAPITAL: Canberra • TOTAL AREA: 7,700,000 sq.km • POPULATION: 20 million people • HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II • FORM OF G O VERNMENT : Constitutional monarchy • PORTS: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane • LONGEST RIVER: the Darling (2,740 km) • HIGHEST POINT: Mount Kosciusko (2,230 m) • NATURAL RES O URCES: coal, zink, nickel, gold • MONEY: basic unit – Australian dollar • NATIONAL SYMBOLS: Kangaroo and Emu

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Australia is a federal state. Its territories are the continent of Australia, the island of Tasmania and a number of smaller islands. It has an area of about 8 million square kilometers.

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The capital of Australia is Canberra; the largest cities are Sidney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

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Catch more information about Australia as you can & write it down in the chart Official name Geographical position Area Population Capital Main cities Ports Rivers Mountains Natural resources Money

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What do these numbers and dates refer to? 1500 1770 1778 180 1932

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What do you know about Australia? (choose the right answer) 1.What is the capital of Australia? 1 .Sydney 2.Melbourne 3.Canberra. 2.When did Europeans settle in Australia? 1.1488 2.1788 3.1901 3.Which city is Australia’s oldest and largest? 1.Sydney 2.Melbourne 3.Canberra. 4. Who are the Australian natives? 1.Eskimos 2.Aborigines 3.Indians 5. Who discovered Australia? 1.Christopher Columbus 2.Captain Cook 3.Lewis and Clark

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6.What is the official language in Australia? 1.French 2.German 3.English 7.What is the longest river in Australia? 1.Murrumbidgee 2.Murray 3.Darling 8.What is the highest mountain? 1.Kosciuszko 2.Townsend 3.Twynam 9.What animals can you see on the Australian coat of arms? 1.Kangaroo and Dingo 2.Koala and Parrot 3.Kangaroo and Emu 10. What are the national colours? 1.blue and white 2.green and gold 3.red and white.

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