Australia澳大利亚风土人情(英文版)(1)

QuizQ1:What’sthecapitalofAustralia?Q3:Inwhichcitywerethe2000thOlympicGamesheld?CanberraEnglishSydneyQ2:What’stheofficiallanguage?TheLandThePeopleTheGovernmentTheEconomyTheCapitalCitiesGeographicallyisolated?AttractionsAustraliaAmazing叹为观止Unexpected超乎想象Stylish时尚之巅Tempting诱人魅力Relaxing悠然一刻Adventurous体验极限Liberating自由自在Inspiring灵感无限Attractive梦萦魂牵Geographicallyisolated?It’sthesmallestcontinentintheworldandit’sthebiggestislandintheworld.WesternAustraliaNorthernTerritorySouthAustraliaNewSouthWalesQueenslandVictoriaTasmaniaAustraliaCapitalTheLandLandarea:approximately7,750,000sqkmClimate:generallyaridtosemiarid;temperateinsouthandeast;tropicalinnorthTerrain:mostlylowplateauwithdeserts;fertileplaininsoutheastThePeoplePopulation:21,700,000(March2009)Populationgrowthrate:0.87%Ethnicgroups:Caucasian92%,Asian7%,aboriginalandother1%(2001)Languages:English79.1%,Chinese2.1%,Italian1.9%,other11.1%,unspecified5.8%(2009)TheGovernmentConventionalname:CommonwealthofAustraliaCapital:CanberraGovernmenttype:democratic,federal-statesystemrecognizingtheBritishmonarchassovereignAdministrativedivisions:6states(SouthAustralia,NewSouthWales,Queensland,Victoria,TasmaniaandWesternAustralia)and2territories(NorthernTerritoryandtheAustralianCapitalTerritory)TheGovernmentIndependence:1January1901(federationofUKcolonies)Nationalholiday:AustraliaDay,26JanuarySuffrage:18yearsofage;universalandcompulsoryLegalsystem:basedonEnglishcommonlaw;acceptscompulsoryICJjurisdictionTheAustralianFlagTheAustralianCoatofArmsTheEconomyGDP(PPP):$773billion(2007)GDPpercapita:$37,300(2007)Agriculturalproducts:wheat,barley,sugarcane,fruits;cattle,sheep,poultryIndustries:mining,industrialandtransportationequipment,foodprocessing,chemicals,steelTheworld'sthreelargestironoreproducers--RioTinto,BHPBilliton,andValeCanberraPopulation–327,0001908–sitechosenforAustralia’scapitalFamousLandmarks–FederalParliamentHouse,TheNationalLibrary,TheHighCourt,TheAustralianWarMemorial,TheNationalArtGalleryNationalMuseumParliamentHouseSydneyPopulation–4.2mLargestandoldestcityinAustraliaHosted2000OlympicsFamouslandmarks–TheSydneyHarbourBridge,TheSydneyOperaHouse,BondiBeachNotthecapitalbutthebiggestcityinAustraliaBeachesinSydneyInSydneytherearethirtybeautifulbeachesIfyouareinSydney,youmustvisitoneofthelongestbridgesintheworld-theSydneyHarbourBridge…TheOperaHouseMelbournePopulation–3.6mEstablished1835justbeforeVictoriangoldrushSiteofAustralia’sfirstfederalgovernmentLandmarks–YarraRiver,MCG,PhillipIslandpenguincolonyAustralianOpenTennisChampionshipsMelbourneAustralianMelbourneAlbertParkMelbourneCupMelbourneCricketGround(MCG)Melbournisthecenteroffashionandart.Anditisafamoustravelingresort.Currency1AUD=6.2435CNYCurrency-noteskangaroocamelcrocodilesharkkoalaUnusualanimalsinAustraliaBeautifulbeachesUluru/AyersRockUnderseaworldTheGreatBarrierReefAttractiveplacesinAustraliaReference1.://://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia4.://