Australia, New Zealand

AUSTRALIA
BASIC FACTS
 Capital
o Canberra
 Official language
o English
 Largest city
o Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
o Perth, Adelaide
 Area = 7.682.300 km2
 Australian’s flag
o The Union Jack flag
 Five stars = represent the constellation of the SOuthern Cross
 Large seven-pointed star = 6 states and 1 territory
PEOPLE
 Population = 21.350.000
 Major ethnic/national groups
o European descendants, Asian, Indonesians
o Aborigines = native Australians




LAND AND CLIMATE
 The only country that is also a kontinent
 Mostly flat x Great Diving Range
 Sea
o The South Pacific Ocean
o The Indian Ocean
 Major rivers
o The Murray
o The Darling
 Many creeks
 Elevation
o Highest = Mt.Kosciuszko (2.228m)
o Lowest = Lake Eyre (16m below sea level)
 Climate
o Inland
 Central desert surrounded by a semi-desert zone
o North
 Tropical
 Heavy summer rainfalls
o Southwest, Adelaide
 Hot, dry summer + mild Winter
GOVERNMENT
 Form of government
o Constitutional monarchy
o A parliamentary democracy = in practice
 Head of state
o Queen of the United Kingdom = she i salso queen of Australia
o The Governor General = in practice
 Legislature
o Parliament of two houses
 The Senate
 76 members
 The House of Representatives
 148 members
 Executive
o Prime Minister
o Cabinet
 Political subdivisions
o 6 states
 Western Australia, Southern Australia
 Queensland, New South Wales
 Victoria, Tasmania
o 2 territories
 Nothern Territory
 Capital territory
ECONOMY
 Important products
o Agriculture
 Sheep, cattle, wheat, wool, milk, barley, forestry
o Manufacturing
 Processed foof and beveranges, iron and steel, chemicals, textiles
o Mining
 Coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, gold, lead, zinc
 Currency
o Australan dollar = 100 cents
 Major exports
o Coal, wheat, wool, petroleum products
 Major imports
o Industrial machinery, electric appliances
PLACES OF INTEREST
 Endemic
o Tasmania devil
o Kangaroo
o Koalas
o Emus
 New South Wales
o Sydney
 The largem city
 Nearly 60 kilometres of beaches
 Perfekt Mediterranean-like chmate
 Called the Paris of the Pacific
 The sydney Opera House
 Summer Olympic Games in 2000
 Canberra
o Australan Capital Territory
 Victoria
o Melbourne
 Centre of Australian football, cricket, horse rating, tennis, golf
 Many parks and gardens
 The Royal Botanic Garden
 Tasmania
o National parks = Southwest National Park
o Tasmania devil
 South Australia
o Kangaroo Island
 Australan wildlife flourishes
 Nothern Territory
o Kakadu National Park
 East of Darwin, Aborigin rock painting
 Crocodiles, water birds, kakadu
o Avers Rock
 Uluru National Park
 Queensland
o Great Barrier Reef
 The longest coral reef (2.000km) in the Word
 Skin diving, tropocal fishes…
o Australan sheep
 Grow one quater of all wool in the Word
NEW ZEALAND
BASIC FACTS
 Capital
o Wellington
 Area
o 268 680 km²
 Largest cities
o Auckland, Wellington
o Christchurch, Hamilton
PEOPLE
 Population
o 4.035.461
 Major ethnic/national groups
o European
o Māori, Asian, Pacific peoples
LAND AND CLIMATE
 2 separated islands  Cook Strait

 Islands
o North and South Island
o Stewart Island, Waiheke Island
o Great Barrier Island
 Mouintains
o Southern Alps
o Aoraki / Mount Cook
o Mount Ruapehu
 Lakes
o Lake Taupo
 Rivers
o Waikato River, Clutha River
 Climate
o mild and temperate maritime




GOVERNMENT
 Form of government
o Parliamentary democracy
 Head of state
o Governor General = representing the British monarch
 Head of government
o Prime Minister
 Legislature
o House of Representatives
 120 members
PLACES OF INTEREST
 South Island
o Maori
 Maori haka dance
 All Black
 The dance, which Maori men once performed before going into battle
 Endemic
o Kiwi, Moa
o Kakapo, Takahē
o Tuatara,
 North Island
o The hils with the longest name in the Word  Taumata (in origirinal = 92 letters)