Australia

Australia Importance
Capital- Canberra
Largest city: Sydney
Kangaroo is Australias
unofficial symbol
GDP: 1.137 trillion (2015)
;
per capital: $47,318
Australia is a wealthy
country; it generates its
income from various
sources including miningrelated exports,
telecommunications,
banking and
manufacturing
There were over 500
different clan groups or
'nations' around the
continent, many with

GEOGRAPHY

 Capital city- Canberra has around 380,00

Australia is an island continent and the
world's sixth largest country (7,682,300 sq
km)
Australia comprises a land area of about
7.692 million square kilometres
1. Almost as great as that of the United States
of America
2. About 50 per cent greater than Europe, and
Australia
is the
the United
smallest
of the world's continents.
3. 32 times greater
than
Kingdom
It is also the lowest, the flattest and (apart from
Antarctica) the driest
Nearly 20 per cent of Australia's land mass is
classified as desert
Plants and animals have evolved on a
geographically isolated continent

ustralia and its habitan

Before the arrival of British colonizers in 1788, Australia was
inhabited by the Indigenous peoples
1. Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders
. The first wave of migrants to Australia included men of capital
who were attracted by the colony's agricultural prospects
. Transportation of convicts to the eastern colonies was
abolished in 1852 and to the western colonies in 1868

Australia has 6 states: New South Wales, Queensland,

South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia

 This projection is based on the estimated

resident population at31 March 2015and
assumes growth since then
1. one birth every 1 minute and 46 seconds
2. one death every 3 minutes and 23 seconds
3. a net gain of one international migration
every 2 minutes and 37 seconds
4. an overall total population increase of one
person every 1 minute and 32 seconds

Citizens
Substantial migration from Ireland enhanced an Australian identity
that was increasingly independent of Britain
Non-white immigrants were essentially excluded by the restrictions
of the new Immigration Restriction Act
1. Non-white immigrants were often seen as a threat to working
conditions in Australia and to Australia's 'British' character
. While large numbers of migrants have continued to come from the
United Kingdom and New Zealand, there have been large numbers
of people from countries as diverse as Italy, Greece, China, Vietnam
and Lebanon

The most populous states are New South Wales, Sydney and
Victoria, Melbourne, the largest cities in Australia

Australia's population is concentrated along the coastal region of

Australia from Adelaide to Cairns, with a small concentration
around Perth, Western Australia

Centre of Australia is sparsely populated

Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse societies

Almost one in four Australian residents were born outside of

Australia and many more are first or second generation
Australians, the children and grandchildren of recently arrived
migrants and refugees

Today, Indigenous people make up 2.4 per cent

C U LT U R E
Australians are generally laid-back, open and direct
Australians show respect by looking people in the eye,
however they dont stand as close or have as much physical
contact (such as hugs and kisses) as other cultures
Australians love their sport and most people watch the finals
of major sporting events
Australians love their sport and most people watch the finals
of major sporting events
1. Popular events include the State of Origin and Melbourne
Cup
. Australians often use humor and are considered to be quite
sarcastic
. More than three quarters of Australians live in cities and in
urban centers, mainly along the coast
. Australia is an egalitarian society in that there are no formal
class distinctions

 The Commonwealth of Australia was formed on 1 January

1901 when six partly self-governing British colonies united to
become states of a nation
The rules of government for this new nation were enshrined
in theAustralian Constitution which defined how the
Commonwealth government was to operate and what issues
it could pass laws on.
Under a federal system, powers are divided between a
central government and individual states.
1. Power was divided between the Commonwealth federal
government and the six state governments
. Territories are areas within Australia's borders that are not
claimed by one of the six states
. Territories can be administered by the Australian
Government, or they can be granted a right of selfgovernment

 Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a federal division

of powers
It uses a parliamentary system of government with Elizabeth
IIat its apex as the Queen of Australia
76 senators: twelve each from the states and two each from
the mainland territories
Major two parties are the Australian Labor Party and Coalition
House of Representatives has 150 members elected from
single-member electoral divisions, commonly known as
"electorates" or "seats"