M.E.I. Talovaya School Masha Sorokina Masha Sorokina Class 10A Class 10A Research Project in English Topic: The Commonwealth of Australia Project manager: - презентация

1 M.E.I. Talovaya School Masha Sorokina Masha Sorokina Class 10A Class 10A Research Project in English Topic: The Commonwealth of Australia Project manager: Natalya Solodovnikova Talovaya 2009

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3 Australia is situated south of Asia, between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans. Australia is a continent, a country and an island at the same time. Australia is located in the southern hemisphere.

4 OFFITIAL NAME : Commonwealth of Australia OFFITIAL NAME : Commonwealth of Australia CAPITAL: Canberra CAPITAL: Canberra TOTAL AREA: 7,700,000 sq km TOTAL AREA: 7,700,000 sq km POPULATION: 20 million people POPULATION: 20 million people HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II HEAD OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II

5 Captain James Cook discovered Australia in 1770 In 1851 gold was discovered about 300 km west of Sydney

6 The Aborigines are the Australian natives Europeans came to Australia in the 1600s

7 Australia's coat of arms – the official emblem of the Australian Government. It consists of a shield containing the badges of the six states. The supporters are native Australian fauna – a kangaroo and an emu. Yellow-flowered native plant, wattle, is also here. The flag of Australia The large seven-pointed star represents the six States and Territories. The small stars from the Southern Cross – a prominent feature of the southern hemisphere night sky.

8 Canberra is the capital of Australia. The population is about 310,000 people. Capitol HillCanberra Fountain

9 Warumbungle NP Crowdy Bay NP Cockatoo NP

10 Australians really love nature. They try to protect their nature and their animals.

11 All is well that ends well…