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INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.
INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ
Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol.
Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.
AUSTRALIA
Geography
Officially the Commonwealth of Australia
In the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent (the world's smallest), the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans
Capital – Canberra
Largest city – Sydney
Population - 22,360,793 (2010 estimate)
Currency – Australian dollar (AUD)
Drives on the left
Area - 7,617,930 km2
Climate and important geographical places
The world's smallest continent and sixth largest country by total area
The climate of Australia is influenced by ocean currents
Periodic drought
The seasonal tropical low pressure system that produces cyclones in northern Australia
The Great Barrier Reef
Mount Kosciuszko
Australia is the flattest continent - desert or semi-arid land
States and territories
Six states:
New South Wales Queensland South Australia TasmaniaVictoria Western Australia
Two major mainland territories:
the Northern Territory the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
Great Barrier Rief
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
History
40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, the Australian mainland and Tasmania were inhabited by indigenous Australians
Sporadic visits by fishermen from the immediate north, and discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606
The eastern half of Australia was claimed by the British in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales, founded on 26 January 1788
Another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were established during the 19th century.
On 1 January 1901, the six colonies became a federation and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed
The name Australia is derived from the Latin australis, meaning "southern"
Politics
A constitutional democracy based on a federal division of powers
A parliamentary system of government
Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Australia, represented by the Governor-General at the federal level and by the Governors at the state level.
Three branches of government: : the Commonwealth Parliament (legislature): the Federal Executive Council
(executive): the High Court of Australia
Environment
the eucalyptus trees
the platypus and echidna
the kangaroo, the koala, and the wombat
the emu
the kookaburra
the dingo
Eucalyptus tree
Platypus
Koala and Wombat
INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ
Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.
Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem
a rozpočtem České republiky.
