Презентация"Австралия"

Australia

Подготовила Ловцова О.И.

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Australia

• Even in medieval times there were stories about a large continent in the Southern Hemisphere. But Europeans had never seen it. They wondered what it was like and whether it was inhabited. They called this land terra australis incognita, or “the unknown southern land” – Australia.

Australia

• Nowadays when people speak of Australia they can mean three things: 1) Australia as a continent; 2) Australia is an island and 3) Australia as an independent country. Australia is the world’ largest island and its smallest continent. Asia is the continent nearest to Australia in the north. The icy shores of Antarctica lie in the south. New Zealand is to the east. To the west of Australia stretches the vast Indian Ocean. In the east the continent is washed by the Pacific Ocean.

Australia (The geographical position of the country)

• Australia is a land of striking differences. In the centre of the continent and in the west more than 50% of the land is desert – dry and uninhabited. There are three deserts there – the Great Sandy Desert, the Great Victoria Desert and the Gibson Desert, situated between them. Naturally very few people live there. Most of them live on narrow coasts of the east and south-east. Main cities, where people live among tall offices buildings, automobile plants and busy factories, are also situated there.

The Great Victoria Desert

The Great Sandy Desert

The Gibson Desert

The main Australian cities

• Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world, where about 70% of the population lives in the cities, and more than 88% live in the cities on the East Coast of the continent.
• The largest city in Australia is Sydney (4.3 million people), Melbourne (3.8 million) and Brisbane (about 2 million),Perth (1.5 million people.) and Adelaide (1.1 million people).The capital is Canberra.

• In the north-east tropical forests cover the coast. In the mountains of the south-east the snow lies for seven months of the year.

The main states and territories

• Australia is divided into six states and two territories:

• New South Wales;
• Victoria;
• Queensland;
• The state of Western Australia;
• South Australia;
• Tasmania;
• Northern Territory;
• The Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Canberra .

• The capital of Australia is Canberra. The city doesn’t belong to any state. It is situated on the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
• The city is situated at the foot of the mountains. Canberra is the capital of the country, where all the main political structures of Australia are situated. Canberra is not near the sea, in contrast to other major cities in the country. So people have a quiet rhythm of their life.
• Just two hours drive from Canberra famous Australian beaches, snow mountains and the ski resort are situated .
• Here is the Australian National Gallery, which houses one of the largest in the southern hemisphere art collections.

Sydney

• It is the state capital of New South Wales, the largest city in Australia. Population is 4-5 million people. Several times it is confessed "the best city in the world" .
• However, the main attraction of the city is the famous bridge over the bay of Port Jackson. It connects the southern and northern parts of the city. It is one of the world's longest bridge.

• In Sydney, there is another amazing building - the Sydney Opera House. This is a fantastic group of large sails nested one inside the other. The theater was built in 1973 and immediately became a symbol of the country. Other major attractions are the Tower with its revolving restaurant, the zoo, Sydney Aquarium. There are a lot of restaurants, cinemas, nightclubs. The best beaches of the city are Bondi and Manly.