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
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
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
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
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
Topic Australia Introduction Many people know Australia as the land down under because it is the only continent except for Antarctica that is all on the southern hemisphere. Its name means ,,Southland". The official name of the country is the Commonwealth of Australia. It's capital is Canberra. Australia is the sixth largest country in the world but the smallest continent. Australia has 6 states and 2 territories (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia , South Australia, The Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory). The Australian people are culturally the same as the Anglo Americans. There also live aborigines. Aborigines are the ancestors of the people. Like the US and Canada, Australia was an English speaking colony of Great Britain
It’s the official name of the country. Australia is the smallest continent, but one of the largest countries on Earth. It’s 6th largest country. Its area is about 7.6 million sq km. One third of it is occupied by deserts. It’s both the flattest and, except for Antarctica the driest. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea in the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu in the northeast, and New Zealand in the southeast. Its capital is Canberra. Other big cities are Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. National language in Australia is English. Monetary unit is Australian dollar. Their national holiday is on the 26th of January. In 1788 on the 26th of January the first fleet arrived at Botany Bay and established a penal colony near modern-day Sydney. Geographical Position Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere. It’s the only continent except for Antarctica that is all south of equator
- 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
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