Презентация"Австралия"

continent in the Southern Hemisphere. But Europeans had never seen

it. They wondered what it was like and whether it was inhabited. They called this land terra australis incognita, or “the unknown southern land” – Australia.

things: 1) Australia as a continent; 2) Australia is an

island and 3) Australia as an independent country. Australia is the world’ largest island and its smallest continent. Asia is the continent nearest to Australia in the north. The icy shores of Antarctica lie in the south. New Zealand is to the east. To the west of Australia stretches the vast Indian Ocean. In the east the continent is washed by the Pacific Ocean.

of the continent and in the west more than 50%

of the land is desert – dry and uninhabited. There are three deserts there – the Great Sandy Desert, the Great Victoria Desert and the Gibson Desert, situated between them. Naturally very few people live there. Most of them live on narrow coasts of the east and south-east. Main cities, where people live among tall offices buildings, automobile plants and busy factories, are also situated there.

Gibson Desert

countries in the world, where about 70% of the population

lives in the cities, and more than 88% live in the cities on the East Coast of the continent.
The largest city in Australia is Sydney (4.3 million people), Melbourne (3.8 million) and Brisbane (about 2 million),Perth (1.5 million people.) and Adelaide (1.1 million people).The capital is Canberra.

mountains of the south-east the snow lies for seven months

of the year.

and two territories:
New South Wales;
Victoria;
Queensland;
The state of Western Australia;
South Australia;
Tasmania;
Northern

Territory;
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

belong to any state. It is situated on the Australian

Capital Territory (ACT).
The city is situated at the foot of the mountains. Canberra is the capital of the country, where all the main political structures of Australia are situated. Canberra is not near the sea, in contrast to other major cities in the country. So people have a quiet rhythm of their life.
Just two hours drive from Canberra famous Australian beaches, snow mountains and the ski resort are situated .
Here is the Australian National Gallery, which houses one of the largest in the southern hemisphere art collections.

largest city in Australia. Population is 4-5 million people. Several

times it is confessed "the best city in the world" .
However, the main attraction of the city is the famous bridge over the bay of Port Jackson. It connects the southern and northern parts of the city. It is one of the world's longest bridge.

Opera House. This is a fantastic group of large sails

nested one inside the other. The theater was built in 1973 and immediately became a symbol of the country. Other major attractions are the Tower with its revolving restaurant, the zoo, Sydney Aquarium. There are a lot of restaurants, cinemas, nightclubs. The best beaches of the city are Bondi and Manly.