澳洲Ayers Rock 艾尔斯巨石.pptVIP

Official name: The Commonwealth of Australia National Day: January 26th On January 26th, 1788，the British colonists established the first settlement in Australia. Australia Amazing 叹为观止 Unexpected 超乎想象 Stylish 时尚之巅 Tempting 诱人魅力 Relaxing 悠然一刻 Adventurous 体验极限 Liberating 自由自在 Inspiring 灵感无限 Attractive 梦萦魂牵 Language Points  1. natural environment of Australia 2. Distinctive features of the land? 3. Distinctive animals of the land　 4. indigenous peoples　(原著民) 5. Dreaming and Dreamtime　(“梦创信仰”和“梦创时代”) 6. The concept of Terra Nullius (“无人拥有的土地”的概念) 7. Impact of colonization on the indigenous peoples (殖民化对原著民的冲击) 8. policies of segregation and assimilation　(种族隔离政 策和同化政策) 9.arid干旱的，干燥的;贫瘠的 10. terrain [t?’re?n]地形，地势; The Land Land area: approximately 7,750,000 sq km Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast Geographically isolated? The Land land Distinctive features the Great Dividing Range (大分水岭) Uluru (Ayes Rock)乌卢如（艾尔斯岩，世界最大的单体巨石）— Located in the flat desert of the center of Australia, it is the largest monolith (独块巨石)in the world. It is a holy place for the Aboriginal people living around it. It is also called Ayers Rock by white settlers. (澳大利亚中部一块在平坦的沙漠中天然形成的红色花岗岩巨石) Distinctive animals of the land Australia’s distinctive flora and fauna evolved through its long period as an island continent (澳大利亚独特的动植物群是由其大陆岛的地理特征逐渐演变形成的)。Animals unique to the continent include: the platypus(鸭嘴兽), kangaroo (袋鼠), koala(树袋熊) and wombat(毛鼻袋鼠)。 Political system联邦制 Federal parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy Legislature: Parliament Upper House--Senate Lower House--House of Representatives Economy: The world’s 13th largest economy and the world’s 6th highest per capita income（人均国民收入） . 联邦制　　英国女王是澳大利亚的国家元首，由女王任命的总督为法定的最高行政长官。总督由总理提名，由女王任命。　　澳大利亚总督代表英国女王行使在澳大利亚联邦内的