fashion, culture, entertainment, music, education and tourism. · Sydney is well-endowed with open spaces and access to waterways, and has many natural areas, even in the city centre. Within the CBD are the Chinese Garden of Friendship, Hyde Park, The Domain and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The metropolitan area contains several national parks, including the Royal National Park, the second oldest national park in the world Australian cities - Canberra · Canberra was pre-planned and then built in the 20th century as the new home to Australia's capital city in response to the rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney, which both competed for this title. · Canberra employs more gardeners and landscape artists of any city in the world per head of population. · Canberra has the usual attractions of any capital city such as Parliament House, the High Court, and numerous government departments and agencies. The city is also the
The Torres Strait Islanders, ethnically Melanesian, were originally horticulturalists and huntergatherers. Celebrity from Australia Gillian Armstrong director,producer Kimberly Davis model Scott Ronald Dixon professional racer Russell Crowe actor Kylie Minogue actress 6 largest cities. Sydney Melbour ne Br isbane Perth Adelaide Canber ra the capital Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. Canberra is home to many national monuments and institutions such as the Australian War Memorial, the National Gallery of Australia, the National Library, the Australian Academy of Science and the National Museum. In addition to local sporting leagues, Canberra has a number of sporting teams that compete in national and international competitions. The best known teams are the Canberra
Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 340,000, it is Australia's largest inland city. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory. Capital The site of Canberra was selected for the location of the nation's capital in 1908 as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne, Australia's two largest city. Geography Canberra covers an area of 805.6 square kilometres and is located near the Brindabella Ranges approximately 150 kilometres inland from Australia's east coast. The highest point is Mount Majura at 888 metres. Climate Canberra experiences hot, quite dry summers, and cold winters with heavy fog and frequent frosts, with a rare spot of snow. Light snow falls in the city in one out of approximately three winters but is usually not widespread and quickly dissipates. Culture
approximately 3.7 million. Founded in 1835, some 47 years after the first European settlement of Australia, the Victorian gold rush in the 1850s transformed the small pastoral settlement into a growing metropolis. By 1865, "Marvellous Melbourne" was Australia's most populous and important city and served as the national capital from the Federation of Australia until the construction of Canberra in 1927. Melbourne today is a major centre of commerce, industry and the arts. Often referred to as the "sporting capital of Australia" the city has a rich sporting history and is home to most of Australia's major annual sporting events. Melbourne is located in the southeastern corner of mainland Australia, and is the southernmost mainland capital city. Melbourne is typical of Australian capital cities in that it was built
AUSTRALIA Kristjan Must 7.Class Mõniste School AUSTRALIA • Capital city of Australia is Canberra. • The largest city is Sydney. • There is no official language, but the national la nguage is english with an accent. • Australia area is 7,617,930 km2. MORE • Australia is the smallest continent in the world but the sixth larg est country in the world. • The kangaroo is a national symbol of Australia. • The kangaroo is important to both Australian culture and the national image. • Population in Australia is 22,760,245.
being endangered. Australia's population is very unevenly distributed. More than 80% of the people live in the six largest cities on the coast. Sydney is Australia's oldest and largest city. Melbourne is the second largest city. Australia consists of 6 states and is also divided into two mainland territories the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. The Australian Capital Territory was formed in 1911 to provide a location for the new federal capital of Canberra. Canberra an aboriginal word meaning "meeting place" is the newest city, and unlike other cities, it is a long way 120 kilometres from the sea. It was created just for the sake of having a capital city. It is small in area and population. Australia has an active tradition of music, ballet and theatre. The Sydney Opera House is one of the most famous 20th century buildings, and one of the most famous performing arts venues in the world
- 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 Australia is situated south of Asia, between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans
Australia Australia is the smallest continent in the world. It is 7.6 million square kilometres big. It is often called the island continent because it is rather small for a continent and very big for an island. There are only five countries bigger than Australia in the World. There are five states in the mainland. Tasmania is also considered as a state so there are six states. The Northern Territory and Canberra are also independent but they are not states. Canberra is the capital of Australia and it is situated between Sydney and Melbourne because both of these cities wanted to be the capital. The population is about 19 million people and growing. New South Wales is the most populated state and Victoria is the most densely populated state. The national language is English. It is English because British settlers came to live in Australia in
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