The capital of Victoria is Melbourn Victoria is the smallest mainland state but most densly populated Gold was found in Victoria in 1851 70% of all Victorians live in Melbourn History Victoria was founded in 1803, when British soldiers came to stop French soldiers from settling any new areas. In 1854 there was an armed rebellion but it was held back by British soldiers.(over a thousand died) On 7 February in 2009 Victoria was affected by heavy bushfires, 134 died and the event is known as the "Black Saturday." Religion 67,5% of Victorian people are Christian, 27.5% Catholic and other religions are Islam, Judaism and Buddhism. The church attendance is very low in Victoria, over 20% of all Victorian claim no religion. Figures Victorian population is 5,087,000 Victoria's area is 237,629 km² Victorian time zone is +10 UTC The highest place in Victoria is 1,986 and it's called Mt Bogong. 123 Sports
of the country the climate is temperate to cool. Winter temperatures can be low but not freezing. There are four seasons. The seasons are the opposite of our seasons. When we have summer then in Australia is winter. In Australia droughts and floods are pretty usual. The draught is caused by El Nino, a weather pattern which happens when the Southern Pacific Ocean heats up. This causes the wind direction to reverse. An El Nino occurs every four or five years, causing drought and bushfires. Droughts are followed by floods. Australia has three time zones. In Western Australia is equal to Greenwich Mean Time plus 8 hours. In New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Tasmania and in Australian Capital Territory time is equal to Greenwich Mean Time plus 10 hours. In South Australia, Northern Territory, Broken Hill, NSW time is equal to Greenwich Mean Time plus 9 ½ hours. Plants A rich variety of plants can be found in the natural landscapes of Australia
many years. Gum tree leaves are full of oils, which evaporate easily. That why the Blue Mountains are called like that, because the evaporateing eucalypt oils, which make the air blue. Another big family of native plants is acacias. They are also known as wattles. There are about 900 species of wattles. The golden wattle is Australia's native flower. Its gold flowers and green leaves have inspired the colours worn by many Australian sporting teams. In Australia bushfires are very often to happen. Because the trees and shrubs do not lose their leaves in winter, but grow throughout the year. But when the dry leaves and branches fall down, then there is a lot of dry material and theat helps busfires to burn. Animals Scientists estimate that the continent is home to more that one million animal and plant species. Many of these are found nowhere else on the planet. Among these animals are kangaroos, wombats and koalas. They carry
Winter temperatures can be low but rarely freezing in the southern states. Australia is a land of droughts and floods. The droughts are caused by the EL Nino, a weather pattern which happens when the Southern Pacific Ocean heats up. This causes the wind direction to reserve. Instead of bringing moist air towards eastern Australia, the rain bearing clouds are blown away. An EL Nino occurs every four or five years causing droughts and bushfires. Droughts are often followed by floods. Plant Life A long time ago Australia was separated form other countries. This movement caused the difference of species, plants and animal form the other countrys. The water controls the type of vegetation in a country. The two main types of vegetation are the eucalyptus or gum trees and acacia or wattles. The eucalypts are found all over Australia. There are more than 500 varieties of gum trees in Australia
Brüssel 1967 323 ohvrit, 150 vigastatut Moskva 1977 42 ohvrit Bradford 1985 Tulekahju linnastaadionil 52 ohvrit New York 2001 Maailma Kaubanduskeskuse põleng Asunción 2004 374 ohvrit, 500 vigastatut Kreeka 2007 metsatulekahjud 84 ohvrit Austraalia 2009 Black Saturday bushfires 209 ohvrit, 500 vigastatut Hädaabinumber 112 Tuletõrje on organisatsioon avalikus või erasektoris, mis pakub tuletõrje ja pääste teenuseid. Eestis on selleks Päästeamet. Sisukord [peida] · 1 Tuletõrje ajalugu · 2 Tuletõrje tänapäeval o 2.1 Vabatahtlik päästja · 3 Viited · 4 Välislingid Tuletõrje ajalugu Esimene teadaolev tuletõrjebrigaad loodi umbes 6000 aastat tagasi Hiinas[1].
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