英国国家地理概况澳大利亚PPT Australia 1.1.pptVIP

Australia Unit One The Land and the People (1) Learning Objectives Get to know the geographic features of Australia Be familiar with the climatic patterns in Australia Build some knowledge about the states and territories in Australia Have a good understanding of the ethnic composition of Australians Be informed of the statistics about the Australian population The general introduction of Australia Name :The Commonwealth of Australia Capital:Canberra Area:7,692,000 sq.km, the sixth largest country by total area. Population:21,700,000 Political System: Federal System Main city:Canberra Sydney Melbourne Language: English Biggest city: Sydney Style: Developed Country Australia: The Land Down Under Smallest Continent Largest Island The Flattest and Lowest Continent 澳大利亚联邦（The Commonwealth of Australia）简称澳大利亚（Australia），欧洲人在17世纪初叶发现这块大陆时，以为这是一块直通南极的陆地，故取名“澳大利亚”，Australia 由拉丁文 terra Australis （南方的土地）变化而来。 The Sixth Largest Country Located in the southern hemisphere Includes the Australian mainland and a number of islands Tasmania largest island National Emblem A kangaroo is on the left side of national emblem, an emu is on the right side, both of which are animals unique to Australia, a symbol of the nation, in the middle is a shield, the shield surface of the six photos were a symbol of six states .St. Georges red cross (the cross of a lion, four stars), a symbol of New South Wales; the constellation under the Southern cross in the crown on behalf of the state of Victoria ; blue cross of Malta on behalf of the State of Queensland; shrike on behalf of South Australia State; Black swan a symbol of Western Australia; red lion symbol of Tasmania. Top of shield for a symbol of the Commonwealth countries of the seven stars angle. Around the Australian national flower decorated with Acacia, the ribbon at the bottom of the English words Australia. Topographical Regions The Western Plateau Area: 60% of Australia; Average elevati