1. By Daniel Dewindt

2.  Australia  Bauxite, coal,iron ore,copper,tin,gold,silver,uranium,nickel,tungsten,mineral sands, lead,zinc,natural gas,petroleum.  China  Coal,iron ore,petroleum,natural gas,mercury,tin,tungsten,antimony,manganese,molybdenuim,vanadium,magnetite,aluminum,lead,zinc,uranium,hydropower.

3. China  100000 people were evacuated because of flooding.  A gas leak in a coal mine resulted in an explosion that killed 26 people and they are still looking for more.  China says it is not a threat to the countries surrounding it. Australia  Australia got its first saint. It is a nun from the 1800’s.  They found the oldest fossil.

4. China  Average disposable income 5131 American dollars. Australia  Average disposable income 18348 American dollars.

5.  It has the largest amount of wild camels.  It is 14 meters below sea level.  From 1838 to 1902 it was illegal to swim on public beaches during the day.  It is one of the driest places on earth.

6.  It is the fourth largest country in the world.  When silk was first invented if you gave the secret to making it you would be killed.

7.  They invented ice cream.

8.  It takes 60 years to get through the Chinese calendar.