Australia today
The description of the Australia and its geographical position. The population of the country and its capital. The preservation of the environment of the Australian government. Sports in Australia and its participating in all of the Olympic games.
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| Вид | реферат |
| Язык | английский |
| Дата добавления | 03.06.2009 |
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Australia is a continent, a country and all at the same time. It is the sixth largest country and the smallest continent in the world. Australia is located in the southern hemisphere. That is why it has summer when we have winter and it has winter when we have summer. It is interesting to know that January is the hottest month in Australia.
Australia is situated south of Asia, between the Pacific and the Indian Ocean. Australia is the world is driest continent. Huge areas of land are so dry that are uninhabited. There are rainforests in the north, snowfields in the south-east, desert in the centre and fertile croplands in the south and south-west. Australia is also the flattest continent after Antarctica.
Australia is a very urban country. About 70 per cent of the population live in the 10 largest cities. Most of the population is in the south-eastern corner or the country and only 15 per cent of the population live in rural areas. Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is not the biggest city. Sydney and Melbourne are much larger. The state of Tasmania is separated from the continent of Australia. It is an island-state.
Australians love their wildlife. The Australian government pays a lot of attention to the preservation of the environment. In the past many trees had been cut down. The government plans by the year 2000 one billion new trees will have been planted. They have already planted 550 million trees. Now trees are being planted all over Australia.
Australians also love sport. Australia is one of the few countries in the world that has participated in all of the Olympic games since they were organized. The Olympic games were held in Melbourne in 1956 and will be held in Sydney in the 2000.
Australia is a multicultural society with about a quarter of the population foreign born. Settlers from about 200 countries have made Australia their home. Aborigines now comprise only 1.5 per cent of the population.
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