Australia澳大利亚风土人情(英文版)

1、Student No. ：SQ0902GC35005Student Name：Jet TanInstructor ：Bo ZhuQuizQuizQ1: Whats the capital of Australia?Q3: In which city were the 2000th Olympic Games held?CanberraEnglishSydneyQ2: Whats the official language? l Amazing 叹为观止叹为观止l Unexpected 超乎想象超乎想象l Stylish 时尚之巅时尚之巅l Tempting 诱人魅力诱人魅力l Relaxing

2、 悠然一刻悠然一刻l Adventurous 体验极限体验极限l Liberating 自由自在自由自在l Inspiring 灵感无限灵感无限l Attractive 梦萦魂牵梦萦魂牵Geographically isolated?Its the smallest continent in the world and its the biggest island in the world.The Landl Land area: approximately 7,750,000 sq kml Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in s

3、outh and east; tropical in north l Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast The PeoplelPopulation: 21,700,000 (March 2009) lPopulation growth rate: 0.87%lEthnic groups: Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% (2001)lLanguages: English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian

4、 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2009)The GovernmentlConventional name: Commonwealth of AustralialCapital: CanberralGovernment type: democratic,federal-state system recognizingthe British monarch as sovereign lAdministrative divisions: 6 states (South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Vic

5、toria, Tasmania and Western Australia) and 2 territories (Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory)The GovernmentlIndependence: 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)lNational holiday: Australia Day, 26 JanuarylSuffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory lLegal system: bas

6、ed on English common law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction The Australian FlagThe Australian Coat of ArmsThe EconomylGDP (PPP): $773 billion (2007)lGDP per capita: $37,300 (2007) lAgricultural products: wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultrylIndustries: mining, industrial and tr

7、ansportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steelThe worlds three largest iron ore producers - Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, and ValeCanberralPopulation 327,000l1908 site chosen for Australias capitallFamous Landmarks Federal Parliament House, The National Library, The High Court, The Australian

8、War Memorial, The National Art GalleryNational Museum Parliament HouseSydneyl Population 4.2ml Largest and oldest city in Australial Hosted 2000 Olympicsl Famous landmarks The Sydney Harbour Bridge, The Sydney Opera House, Bondi BeachNot the capital but the biggest city in AustraliaBeaches in Sydney

9、In Sydney there are thirty beautiful beachesIf you are in Sydney, you must visit one of the longest bridges in the world- the Sydney Harbour BridgeThe Opera HouseMelbournel Population 3.6ml Established 1835 just before Victorian gold rushl Site of Australias first federal governmentl Landmarks Yarra

10、 River, MCG, Phillip Island penguin colonyAustralian Open Tennis ChampionshipsMelbourneAustralian Melbourne Albert Park Melbourne Cup Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Melbourn is the center of fashion and art. And it is a famous traveling resort. Currency1 AUD= 6.2435 CNYCurrency - noteskangaroocamelc

11、rocodilesharkkoalaUnusual animals in Australia Beautiful beachesUluru /Ayers Rock Undersea world The Great Barrier ReefAttractive places in AustraliaReferencel :/baidu/l :/google/l ://wiki/Australial :/media.australia/en-au/l :/australia/zhs/index.aspx本文来自网络，请不要使用盗版文档，尊重作者的辛苦劳动，谢谢Gaoqs我爱朱丹老婆20100808080808080