Australia
What do you know about
Australia?
«Australia geographical
position»
1. What is the official name
of Australia? (The Commonwealth of Australia.)
2. How many stars are on the national flag of Australia?
(Australian national flag consists of five white stars of the
Southern Cross and the white Commonwealth star.)
3. What area has Australia? (About 8 million square
kilometers.)
4. What is the capital of Australia? (Canberra.)
5. In what hemisphere is Australia situated? (The South
hemisphere.)
6. What is the population of Australia? (About 15 million
people.)
7. What are the biggest cities in Australia? (Sydney,
Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane.)
8. Which two animals can you see on the Australian coat of arms?
(Kangaroo and Emu.)
9. What agricultural product is Australia famous for? (Australia is
famous for sheep.)
10. What are the longest rivers? (The Murray and the Darling.)
11. What mountains are there in Australia? (The Australian Alps,
the Blue Mountains.)
12. What does Australia consist of? (Six states and two
territories.)
Capital cities of
Australia
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Adelaida – Capital of South
Australia. A pretty and industrial city. Population of about
1100000.
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Brisbane – Capital of
Queensland.Tropical climate makes it a year- round vacation place.
Population of about 1400000.
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Canberra – Capital of
Australia. Located in the Australian Capital territory in the
southeast corner of New South Wales.Only Australian capital which
is not situated on the seacoast. Population of about
300000.
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Darwin – capital and largest
city of the northern Territory. Tropical climate. Population of
about 70000.
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Hobert – Capital of Australian
island-state Tasmina. Winters are cold. Population of about
200000.
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Perth – Capital of the state
off Western Australia. Population of
1200000.
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Sydney – Capital of New South
Wales. Australias oldest largest city. Australia s leading
industrial city. Nearly a quarter of all Australians live here.
Population of 3700000 and growing.
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Melbourne – Capital of
Victoria. Second largest city in Australia. Hosted 1956
Olympics.Population about 3200000.
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2. Tropical climate.
Population 70000. Capital of Northern
Territory.
4. tropical climate makes this
city a year –round vacation place.
5. An industrial city.
Population about 1 million.
8. Australia s oldest and
largest city.
Down.
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Capital of Australian
island-state of Tasmina. Cold winter.
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Capital of
Australia.
6
2nd
largest city of Australia.
Hosted 1956 Olympics.
7. it has one of the best
climates in Australia. Capital of Western
Australia.
For your
information
Australia s coat of arms – the
official emblem of the Australian Government – was granted by King
George V in 1912. The arms consist of a shield containing the
badges of six states. The supporters are native Australian fauna –
kangaroo and emu. A yellow –flowered native plant wattle, also
appears in the design.
Australia s national day ,
Australia Day , on 26 January marks the date in 1877 when Captain
Arthur Phillip , of the British Royal Navy , commanded a fleet of
11 ships and sailed into Port Jackson.
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