Australia the official name

Australia

• the official name

• consists of

Basic facts

• Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• the Queen Elisabeth II

• the capital - Canberra

• national language – English

• currency – Australian dollar

• drives on the left

The Land Down Under

• the southern hemisphere

• southeast of Asia

• between the Pacific and Indian oceans

• the smalest, flattest and driest continent

• sparsely populated

States and territories

• Western Australia

• Northern Territory

• Queensland

• New South Wales

• Australian capital Territory

• Victoria

• Tasmania

• South Australia

Western Australia “Wildflower state“

• Australia's largest state

• more than 90% population lives in south-west corner of the state

• the capital Perth

• economy based on mining (minerals, gold), agriculture and turism

Northern Territory “Outback Australia“

• the least populous of Australian states

• the capital – Darwin

• economy based on mining and tourism

• Uluru and Kakadu National Parks

Queensland “The Sunshine state“

• diverse lanscape and climate

• the capital Brisbane

• the largest coral reef in the world -Great Barrier Reef

• numerous wildlife parks

• economy based on agriculture, mining and tourism

New South Wales “The First state“

• the oldest and most populous state

• the capital – Sydney has 5 World Heritage Sites

• hundreds national parks and reserves

• the richest deposit of silver, zink and lead in the world

• agriculture - wine

The Australian Capital Territory “Nation's capital“

• the smallest state with the capital of Canberra

• the Seat of Government

• Parliament House and the highest court in Australia

• The Aboriginal Tent Embassy – National Sorry Day

Victoria “The Garden state“

• the capital – Melbourne

• famous for rainforests, ski resorts – Grampian Mountains, ocean cliffs, green hills and red sandy deserts

• tourist attractions - historical gold field from 19th century

Tasmania “Island of inspiration“

• an island state and more than 330 smaller islands

• the capital – Hobart

• many national parks, wildernes areas and World Heritage Sites

• home of the Tasmanian Devil

South Australia “The State of festival and fine wine“

• the capital – Adelaide

• the largest art festivals and sport events are held every year

• famous wine from Barrosa Valley

• the largest deposit of uranium

Name the states and territories

Match the capitals to the states

• 1) Western Australia

• 2) Northern Territory

• 3) Queensland

• 4) New South Wales

• 5) Australian Capital Territory

• 6) Victoria

• 7) Tasmania

• 8) South Australia

Solution

• 1e 2h 3g 4d 5f 6b 7c 8a

Solution

• Western Australia

• Northern Territory

• Queensland

• New South Wales

• Australian Capital Territory

• Victoria

• Tasmania

• South Australia

Match states to the information

• 1) Western Australia

• 2) Northern Territory

• 3) Queensland

• 4) New South Wales

• 5) Australian Capital Territory

• 6) Victoria

• 7) Tasmania

• 8) South Australia

Key

• 1D 2C 3E 4H 5F 6B 7A 8G

Solution

• Western Australia

• Northern Territory

• Queensland

• New South Wales

• Australian Capital Territory

• Victoria

• Tasmania

• South Australia

Použité zdroje

• Obr. 1 AUTOR NEUVEDEN. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011-10-03. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Australia.svg

• Obr. 2 AUTOR NEUVEDEN. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 1913-01-18. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commonsna WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Coat_of_Arms.png

• Obr. 3 ADDICTED04. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011-509-06. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AUS_orthographic.svg

• Obr. 4 SONNY CZ. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2007-05-19. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australia_location_map_recolored.png_orthographic.svg

• Obr. 5 TUBS. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011-10-05. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Western_Australia_in_Australia.svg

• Obr. 6 TUBS. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011-10-05. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_Territory_in_Australia.svg

Použité zdroje

• Obr. 7 TUBS. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011-10-05. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Queensland_in_Australia.svg

• Obr. 8 TUBS. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011-10-05. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:New_South_Wales_in_Australia.svg

• Obr. 9 TUBS. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011-10-05. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Capital_Territory_in_Australia_%28zoom%29.svg

• Obr. 10 TUBS. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011-10-05. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Victoria_in_Australia.svg

• Obr.11 TUBS. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011-10-05. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tasmania_in_Australia.svg

• Obr. 12 TUBS. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia [online]. 2011-10-05. [cit. 2013-05-25]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:South_Australia_in_Australia.svg