1. Manu Miranda
Iván Pastor
Ana Raigón
Víctor Vega
4 ESO C

2. Index
• Continent.
• Extention.
• Population.
• Languages.
• Flag and other flags.
• Currency.
• Weather.
• Geography.
• Government.
• Traditions.
• Curiosities.
• Sports

3. Continent
• Australia is a continent
comprising mainland
Australia, Tasmania, New
Guinea, Seram, possibly
Timor, and neighbouring
islands.

4. Extension
• 8,600,000 km2

5. Population
• 23,036,961

6. Languages
• Main language: Australian English (80%).

7. The flag of Australia
• The flag of
Australia is a
defaced Blue
Ensign.

8. The other flags

9. Murray River Flag

10. Australian Federation Flag

11. Eureka Flag

12. Australasian Anti‐Transportation
League Flag

13. National Colonial Flag

14. Currency
• The official currency of Australia is the dollar,
The abbreviation is the next simbols: $, A$
,AU$ to differentiate it to the American
dollar. On February 14th in 1966 the
Australian dollar replaced the Australian
pound.

15. The Currency change
1 euro is equivalent to a 1,32 Australian
dollar

16. Origin
In Australia there are 3 stages:
• Ancient
• Colonisation
• Post federation

17. Ancient
Australia was not always in the location and shape it is recognised today.
Millions of years ago, it was part of the the great land mass called
Gondwanaland.

18. Colonization
At the time of colonization of Australia, Great Britain was in
need of new land to place its convicts.

19. Post federation
The Post Federation period was marked by the two world
wars.

20. Weather

21. Weather
• Natural hazards: Forest fires, severe droughts
and cyclones along the coast.

22. • Weather in Sydney, New South Wales
340 days sunny days a year
Summer ( December to February)
• Weather in Melbourne, Victoria
Rainfall is highest from May to October
• Weather in Adelaide, South Australia
It is the driest of all cities

23. • Weather in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
temperatures of 11°C
nine hours a day of sunshine in summer

24. Geography
Seas: It is surrounded by the Indian, Pacific and Antarctic Glacial, is separated from Asia by the
Arafura and Timor seas.
Rivers: the two most important rivers are the Murray and Darling.
Terrain: Mostly low plateau with Deserts and fertile plains in the
South east.
Highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229m.
Uluru: is one of the most famous natural icons of Australia, also called 'Ayers Rock'. It is located
in the middle of Australia. Urulu is a sacred place for Australian Aborigines

25. Government
The Australian Confederation is a constitutional
monarchy and it has a parliamentary system of
government.
There are three differents power structures:
•Judiciary
•Executive
•Legislature
There are three very important political parties: Labour
Party, Liberal Party and National Party. Actually the
Laborist Party is in the power with the Prime minister
Julia Guillard.

26. TRADITION
S

27. Australia day
Australia Day is celebrated on 26th January
So why the 26th January? when the British arrived in New South Wales to build their
penal colony.

28. Anzac day
ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand.
There are marches in most major cities in the morning around 5.30am.

29. Queen’s birthday
Queen’s Birthday
Monday of June in most of Australia
The governor in Western Australia proclaims the holiday's date for this state.

30. New Year’s
In Sydney, the start of the New Year is
heralded by a huge fireworks display.
For many people, New Year's Day is a time to
recover from New Year's Eve parties the
evening before.

31. Christmas
In Australia, Christmas comes in the middle of the summer holidays
People also decorate their houses and gardens
“Santa” is called swag man. He is dressed in blue T‐shirt and shorts.

32. TYPICAL
FOOD

33. Grated Carrot, Apple, and Raisin Salad Australian Meat Pie
Vegemite Lamingtons

34. Lamb Roast Christmas Shortbread
Pavlova Recipe

35. Curiosities
The most important curiosities are:
• Australia is the antipodes of Spain
• The boomerang is an old hunting tool. After throw it, it returns to the
same place.
• Australia is the biggest island and the smallest continent in the world.
• Australia is the first country to celebrate the New Year.
• Christmas in Australia is in summer.
• Australia is the only country that is also a continent.

36. Sports
Australia has got a lot of very important teams in
cricket, hockey and Rugby leagues, there are also
swimming, rowing and cycling.
Australia was the host in the Olympic games 1956
and 2000 and it is within the five countries that has
won more medals since 2000.
Australia is the only southterm hemisphere country
that has won a golden medal in the winter olympic
games.

37. Bibliography
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Australia
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_(continent)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Australia
• http://www.australianhistory.org/
• https://www.google.es/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
• http://usuarios.multimania.es/australia2006/
• http://www.australia.com/about/key‐facts/weather.aspx
• http://www.realaustraliatravel.com/australian‐traditions.html
• http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/australia.shtml
• http://www.convictcreations.com/culture/traditions.htm
• http://www.destination360.com/australia‐south‐pacific/australia/events‐
and‐holidays