1. Australia

3. Physical Characteristics
Only country that is also a continent
Driest and flattest continent
(after Antarctica)

5. Great Barrier Reef Home to 1,500 species of fish
Largest coral reef in the world

12. Australia has the best surfing in the world

17. The Outback

18. Australian Outback

19. Mount Uluru (Ayers Rock)
1,142 feet tall
Australian Wildlife
Rock Wallaby
Koala

20. Kangaroo
Tasmanian Devil
Dingo

21. Sheep
Australia produces 70% of world’s wool
100 million sheep

22. Human Characteristics
Population of 20 million people
92% are Caucasian
7% are Asian
Lowest population density of the continents
2 people per sq mile

23. Sydney Australia

24. Sydney Opera House

25. Aborigine
Native People of Australia

26. History Australia was once a colony of the United Kingdom
UK used it as an island for prisoners
Today, Australia is a western society
Standard of living similar to USA and Europe