VY_32_INOVACE_09. 3/16 ZÁKLADNÍ ŠKOLA JABLONEC NAD NISOU, 5 VY_32_INOVACE_09.3/16 ZÁKLADNÍ ŠKOLA JABLONEC NAD NISOU, 5.KVĚTNA 76 PŘÍSPĚVKOVÁ ORGANIZACE AUSTRALIA Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Lenka Wünšová. Dostupné z Metodického portálu www.rvp.cz, ISSN: 1802-4785, financovaného z ESF a státního rozpočtu ČR. Provozuje Národní ústav pro vzdělávání, školské poradenské zařízení a zařízení pro další vzdělávání pedagogických pracovníků (NÚV).

Capital Canberra Largest city Sydney National language English Population 22 620 600 (30.6. 2011)

Flag Australia ´s national flag comprises the UNION JACK the COMMONWEALTH STAR the SOUTHERN CROSS

History Human habitation of the Australian continent is estimated to have begun between 42,000 and 48,000 years ago These first inhabitants may have been ancestors of modern Indigenous Australians. The first people were the Aborigines Most of the people are descendants of British settlers In recent years a lot of people have come from other European countries and from Asia

Exploration Exploration by Europeans till 1812 1606 Willem Janszoon   1606 Luis Váez de Torres   1616 Dirk Hartog   1619 Frederick de Houtman   1644 Abel Tasman   1696 Willem de Vlamingh   1699 William Dampier   1770 James Cook   1797–1799 George Bass   1801–1803 Matthew Flinders

Government Government- Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy Monarch- Elizabeth II Governor-General-Quentin Bryce Prime Minister – Julia Gillard Julia Gillard-Prime Minister of Australia since 2010

States and territories The federal parliament directly administers the following territories: Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Antarctic Territory Christmas Island and Cocos /Keeling/ Islands Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Jervis Bay Territory, a naval base and sea port for the national capital in land that was formerly part of New South Wales Government House - Canberra, also known as "Yarralumla", is the official residence of the Governor - General

Geography and climate The climate is usually very warm Much of the northern part of the country has a tropical predominantly summer rainfall (monsoon) climate the seasonal tropical low pressure system that produces cyclones in northern Australia The southwest corner of the country has a Mediterranean climate Much of the southeast is temperate Australia's landmass of 7,617,930 square kilometres (2,941,300 sq mi) The world's smallest continent Sixth largest country by total area it is sometimes considered the world ´s largest island Australia has 34,218 kilometres (21,262 mi) of coastline

Economy A rich country/hige farms with millions sheep and cattle/: 1.Farms produce: meat fruit vegetables wool cereals wine 2.Mines produce: gold silver iron diamonds copper

Life in Australia Nearly three quarters of Australians live in metropolitan cities and coastal areas The beach is an integral part of the Australian identity Australia is a rich country

Animals A lot of Australia ´s animals are unique: The koala The kangaroo The platypus Poisonous snakes spiders

The largest cities Sydney: 4,627,345mil.people Opera House Harbour Bridge

Next large cities Melbourne: 4,137,432 mil.people Perth Adelaide Brisbane Alice Springs Darwin Hobart

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