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BY ANTIPODES (WORLD UPSIDE-DOWN)
Moravčíková Barbara 3.C
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AUSTRALIA
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Factfile Official name: Commonwealth of Australia
Federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government Capital: Cannberra Area: 7,686,850 sq km Population: 21,714,000 Official language: English Currency: Australian dollar Highest point: Mt. Kosciuzsko – 2,229 m
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Official symbols Flag of Australia National anthem Coast of arms
Floral emblem National gemstone
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Unofficial symbols The Sydney Opera House Uluru – Ayers Rocks
Akubra hat Vegemite Kangaroos Emu
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History Ice Age - Aborigines arrived 1770 – Cpt. James Cook
Import of convicts 1851 – discovered gold 1901 – Australia 6 states -> one nation
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Aborigenes Came from Indonesia ‘Dreamtime’ Sacred places
Legends, songs, dances, art Influence of Europeans Now live isolated
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Culture Sports mad Australian Rules Football
Love surfing, sandy beaches, barbeque Rich cultural diversity Rich diversity in their food Festivals
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Fauna and flora Trees – gums, wattles
Kangaroos, wallaroo, koalas, wombats, possums, platypus, echidna Dingoes, black swans, anteater, turtles Parrots, owls, eagles, pelicans Sharks, dolphins, whales, penguins, seals Crocodiles, snakes, lizards
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Kakadu national park
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The Devils Marbles & Kata Tjuta
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The Great Barrier Reef
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Gold coast
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Sydney
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Melbourne
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Great Ocean Road
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Mt Hotham
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Barossa
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Perth
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Celebrities Nicole Kidman Mel Gibson Cate Blanchett Heath Ledger
Kylie Minogue Robbie Maddison
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NEW ZEALAND
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Factfile Official name: New Zealand
Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy Capital: Wellington Area: 268,680 sq km Population: 4,306,400 Official language: English, Maori Currency: New Zealand dollar Highest point: Mt Cook – 3,764 m
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Symbols New Zealand Flag National anthem Coat of arms Waitangi day
Anzac day
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Maori Come from island Hawaiki Tribal life
1642 – Abel Tasman discovered NZ 1769 – Cpt. James Cook Treaty of Waitangi Battles between Maori and Europeans Maori has integrate
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Fauna and flora
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Cape Reinga
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90 Mile Beach
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White Island
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Milford Sound
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Abel Tasman national park
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Dunedin
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Christchurch
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Auckland
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Wellington
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Bay of Islands
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Mt Tarawera
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Mt Ruapehu
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Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve
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Wai-O-Tapu
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Celebrities Russel Crowe Peter Jackson Cameron Duncan Dennis Hulme
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