Australia

Movement• Roads• Public transportation– Busses– Trams

• Trains• Airplanes• Ships and boats• Some underground railroads• Minimum inland waterways

RegionAustralia is an island surrounded by water.

• Indian Ocean• Arafura Sea• Gulf of

Carpentaria• Coral Sea• Indian Ocean

Human-Environment Interaction• Main industries– Mining– Industrial and transportation equipment– Food processing– Steel– Gold– Wool– Tourism

Location12° 28' S 130° 51' E

31° 57' S 115° 51' E

27° 28' S153° 2' E

•Southern hemisphere

•East of Africa

•South of Asia

•West of South America

Place• Primary language: English• Main religion: Christianity• Population: 21,007,310 as of July 2008• GDP: $773 billion as of 2007

History• Human habitation of Australia began about

42,000 years ago– Aborigines

• In 1770, James Cook sailed around and mapped the east coast of Australia

• Named New South Wales and claimed for Great Britain.

• Great Britain used New South Wales as a place to banish prisoners

Food• Seafood• Local Fruits• Beef and Lamb• World Class Cheeses• Bush Tucker– Game meats (wallaby, kangaroo, crocodile)– Native seeds, nuts, fruits– Local insects

Interesting Facts• Capital: Canberra

• Flag:

• Only country that is a continent

• Driest inhabited continent on Earth

• 7th largest country

• There are more than 150 million sheep in Australia, and only some 20 million people

Local Lingo• Bathers--swimsuit• Billabong—watering hole• Bloke—man• Bush—land outside the city• Chrissie--Christmas• Daks—underwear• Icy Pole—popsicle• Lift—elevator• Mackers—McDonald’s• Mate—friend

• Mozzie--mosquito• Nong—idiot• Ooroo—goodbye• Petrol—gasoline• Sanger—sandwich• Stickybeak—nosy person• Tucker—food• Tuckshop—cafeteria• Yobbo—redneck

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Famous Australians