1. Destination: Australia
Take a trip “Down Under”

2. What images come to your mind when you think of Australia?

9. Fun Facts

10. History Australia was originally a British penal colony
Murderers and thieves were banished to Australia as punishment

11. Animals
The koala, kookaburra and kangaroo are unique to Australia

12. Animals
Australia has over 1,500 species of spiders, 6,000 species of flies , 4,000 species of ants and 350 species of termites

13. Animals
Rabbits are considered to be pests in Australia

14. Animals
The population of sheep in Australia is more than the entire human population (150 million sheep, 20 million people)

15. Great Barrier Reef
The great barrier reef is the longest coral reef in the world

16. Language Aussie- Australian Arvo- Afternoon Barbie- Barbeque
Brekkie- Breakfast
Chewie- Gum
Give it a burl- Try it
Lolly- Candy
Lolly water- soda/pop
Sunnies- sunglasses

17. Location

18. Location
A 7700 km island between the Indian and Pacific Oceans

19. Location
Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, hence, their seasons are the exact opposite of ours (summer=winter)

20. Fast Facts Area 7 686 900 km2 Population 22 620 600 Official Languages
English, Aboriginal languages
Capital City
Canberra
Currency
Australian Dollar (AUD)
Drive on the
Left
Country Size
6th largest

21. Size of Australia vs. US

22. Size of Australia vs. Europe

23. Political Map

24. About Australia World’s oldest continent
Most landforms were formed millions of years ago
Except for a few crustal shifts as a result of folding, faulting and volcanism, it is relatively geologically stable

25. The landscape
World’s flattest continent-erosion by wind, water and sand to wear down the landscape
Although it lacks ‘spectacular heights’, there is other dramatic scenery. . .

26. Uluru (Ayers Rock)

27. Blue Mountains of New South Wales