BY ANTIPODES (WORLD UPSIDE-DOWN) Moravčíková Barbara 3.C
AUSTRALIA
Factfile Official name: Commonwealth of Australia Federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government Capital: Cannberra Area: 7,686,850 sq km Population: 21,714,000 Official language: English Currency: Australian dollar Highest point: Mt. Kosciuzsko – 2,229 m
Official symbols Flag of Australia National anthem Coast of arms Floral emblem National gemstone
Unofficial symbols The Sydney Opera House Uluru – Ayers Rocks Akubra hat Vegemite Kangaroos Emu
History Ice Age - Aborigines arrived 1770 – Cpt. James Cook Import of convicts 1851 – discovered gold 1901 – Australia 6 states -> one nation
Aborigenes Came from Indonesia ‘Dreamtime’ Sacred places Legends, songs, dances, art Influence of Europeans Now live isolated
Culture Sports mad Australian Rules Football Love surfing, sandy beaches, barbeque Rich cultural diversity Rich diversity in their food Festivals
Fauna and flora Trees – gums, wattles Kangaroos, wallaroo, koalas, wombats, possums, platypus, echidna Dingoes, black swans, anteater, turtles Parrots, owls, eagles, pelicans Sharks, dolphins, whales, penguins, seals Crocodiles, snakes, lizards
Kakadu national park
The Devils Marbles & Kata Tjuta
The Great Barrier Reef
Gold coast
Sydney
Melbourne
Great Ocean Road
Mt Hotham
Barossa
Perth
Celebrities Nicole Kidman Mel Gibson Cate Blanchett Heath Ledger Kylie Minogue Robbie Maddison
NEW ZEALAND
Factfile Official name: New Zealand Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy Capital: Wellington Area: 268,680 sq km Population: 4,306,400 Official language: English, Maori Currency: New Zealand dollar Highest point: Mt Cook – 3,764 m
Symbols New Zealand Flag National anthem Coat of arms Waitangi day Anzac day
Maori Come from island Hawaiki Tribal life 1642 – Abel Tasman discovered NZ 1769 – Cpt. James Cook Treaty of Waitangi Battles between Maori and Europeans Maori has integrate
Fauna and flora
Cape Reinga
90 Mile Beach
White Island
Milford Sound
Abel Tasman national park
Dunedin
Christchurch
Auckland
Wellington
Bay of Islands
Mt Tarawera
Mt Ruapehu
Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve
Wai-O-Tapu
Celebrities Russel Crowe Peter Jackson Cameron Duncan Dennis Hulme