Australia

Back to the future• Discovered by Dutch explorers in 1606• East claimed by Great Britain, 1770 • Run by the British in colonies • 1870s-1880s, great economic development in

colonies.• January 1901, the six colonies federated• Formed the Commonwealth of Australia, 1901

I am your leader • Constitutional monarchy with division of power

• A Parliamentary system for the government

• Queen Elizabeth II is the Monarch of Australia

• Julia Gillard, Prime Minister since 2010

• The Governor-General is Quentin Bryce

• Main political groups: Australian labour party and The Coalition

Julia Gillard

Quentin Bryce

A Piece of The PopulationPopulation Of Australia • Population on census night

2011, was 21,727,158• 2012 population is about

22,620,600 people

Major city

Sydney• Is the capital and largest city • 2011 census, population is about

4,391,674Canberra

• Is the home to 358,600 people

New South Wales• Is Australia’s largest state • population is about 7,247,700, in

2012.

Great Geographical Grounds• Desert plains stretch across the country• snow-capped mountains on Australian Alps• Eastern region: temperate forests with rainfall• West region is flat, various mountains• Many hot beaches, great for surfing

Amazing Agricultural• A major agricultural

producer and exporter• Agricultural earns $155

billion-a-year• major issues: Drought,

low soil fertility

Major Agricultural• Cattle• Wheat• Milk• Fruit and nuts• Vegetables• Wool

Major money making Industrial Industries

Major Industries • Rich in variety of natural

resources• Mining and tourism are

important • Agriculture: sheep, cattle,

grain, fruit, crops• Industrial manufacturing is

increasing in importance

Australia relies on their gold, coal and meat industries These are very important to their economy

Importing the good, Exporting the bad

What they Import and Export• Main Imports: computers,

oil and machinery• Main exports: coal, gold,

and meat

Top six export partners

• China

• Japan

• Republic of Korea

• India

• United States

• United Kingdom

Top six Import partners•China

•Untied States

•Japan

•Singapore

•Germany

•United Kingdom

Climate is what you expect, Weather is what you get•Climate varies because Australia is big•In the summer it’s hot everywhere •In the southern hemisphere ,so seasons are opposite us• Summers are hotter here, than in the northern hemisphere.

The northern regions have high temperatures and humidity

The southern regions are hot and dry

Cha ChingCurrency

• As of 2012, third-most-traded currency in the world

• Symbols: $, A$ or AUD• 100.00 CAD = 96.4413 AUD

Got to get away? Go down under!From Toronto Pearson Airport to Sydney, Kingsford Smith, Australia. One adult, One way ticket. Thursday the December 6. Tango plus which is the lowest package. No stops. Taxes in is $2315.76 CAD

Sights you have to see

Great Barrier Reef • Is part of the seven natural

wonders of the world• Home to millions of fish

and plants• natural beauty, below and

above the water• People come from

everywhere to see it• only living thing on earth

visible from space

Sydney Opera House• popular among tourists and

travellers for photography• Breath taking architecture

inside the building• Located on the water of

the Sydney Cove• Ballets, Plays and shows

can be seen here

Sydney Harbour Bridge• Know as the “Coathanger,”

opened in 1932• Six years of construction to

build• World's largest steel arch

bridge

Australia

Let’s go down under