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Commonwealth Of. Australia. Madeleine Ellis. Background Information. Population: 23 million people (2012) Language: English Capital: Canberra. Landmarks. The Sydney Opera House Great Barrier Reef Uluru The Twelve Apostles The Three Sisters. Known for…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Australia
Madeleine Ellis
Commonwealth Of
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Background Information• Population: 23 million people (2012)• Language: English• Capital: Canberra
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Landmarks• The Sydney Opera House• Great Barrier Reef• Uluru• The Twelve Apostles• The Three Sisters
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Known for…• Their wool quality (over 140 million sheep!)• Unique Wildlife• Their Accent• Beaches and Weather
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Foods• Fish ‘n’ chips• Grilled Kangaroo • Tim Tam Cookies• Hamburgers with Beetroot• Vegemite
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Interesting facts• Over 40 million kangaroos! • The “Dingo Fence” is 5,531 km long • Home to “The Big Pineapple”
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Animals• Kangaroo• Koala• Echidna • Platypus• Wombat• Kookaburra bird
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Currency• Official Currency is the Australian dollar (AUD)
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Climate• Summer: December-February• Autumn: March-May• Winter: June-August• Spring: September-November
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Weather: 3 Day Forecast
Day Weather Description
Temperature High
Temperature Low
Symbol
Monday(April 14th)
Isolated showers
21°C(Feels like 25)
18°C
Tuesday(April 15th)
Isolated showers
20°C(Feels like 25)
18°C
Wednesday(April 16th)
Cloudy with Showers
21°C(Feels like 25)
19°C
Sydney (New South Wales)
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Thank You
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Bibliography• http://www.viaggidinozze.it/proposte%20di%20viaggio%20elenco.cgi?destinazione=Australia • http://www.informationplanet.com.au/travel-and-holidays-in-australia/basic-facts-about-australia • http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/countries/australia.html • http://australia.gov.au/topics • http://geography.knoji.com/is-australia-an-island-a-country-or-a-continent/• http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_dollar • http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/austdiscov.htm • http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/sites/country/47203.php • http://www.australia.com/about/key-facts/weather.aspx • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia#History • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia • http://www.geonames.org/AU/largest-cities-in-australia.html • http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/australia/new-south-wales/sydney • http://seesydneypass.iventurecard.com/attraction/sydney-opera-house/ • http://tahitinews.co/english/australias-great-barrier-reef-in-danger/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef • http://www.australianlandmarks.com.au/lists/australian-landmarks-top-10-list• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Pineapple • http://www.dukeofcornwallinn.com/activities
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Bibliography (continued)• http://www.acrossoceania.com/destinations/australia/• https://au.totaltravel.yahoo.com/listing/846228/australia/vic/greatoceanroad/appollobay/11158774/ • http://www.bluemts.com.au/info/thingstodo/threesisters/• http://travel.cnn.com/sydney/eat/40-foods-australians-call-their-own-651613 • http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2011/01/25/top-10-foods-only-australia-could-have-invented/2/ • http://www.gainsboroughhome.com/australian-wool-underlay.html • http://graybit.com/6-things-to-consider-when-visiting-australia/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburra• http://www.tonyhakim.com.au/facts-you-may-not-know-about-the-platypus/ • http://www.onekind.org/be_inspired/animals_a_z/koala/• http://www.australian-wildlife.com/Wombat-information.html • http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/maryriddell/100169204/the-perils-of-george-osbornes-kangaroo-court/