Australia

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Australia

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the sixth-
largest country
Australia
the smallest
continent

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South
Indian
Ocean
Australia
Pacific
Ocean

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≈ 65,000 years ago
the earliest
sea
travelers

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Before European arrival
from 300,000
to a million
aborigines

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Willem
Janszoon
a Dutch navigator
Abel
Tasman
a Dutch
navigator
1606
New Holland
1642

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1770
New
South
Wales

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A British colony
was founded
in 1788.
Sydney
January 26th Australia Day

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Other settlements
were established
at …
Brisbane
Perth
Sydney
Melbourne
Hobart

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Over the next
80 years
Brisbane
Perth
Sydney
Melbourne
Hobart

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In 1850s the
gold rush began.
It brought
thousands of
immigrants.

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The end of the
th
19 century
South
Queensland
Western AusAustralia tralia
New South Wales
Victoria
Tasmania

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The Commonwealth of
Australia (1901)

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After WW II
many people
were left
homeless in
their countries.
Australia
needed a
labor force to
develop its
economy.
IMMIGRATION

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Immigrants found employment

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Immigrants from 200 countries
One of the most multinational
countries

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The Latin word
‘Australis’
-
southern
Australia

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The Commonwealth of
Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
Western
Australia
South
Australia
Victoria
New South
Wales
ACT
Tasmania

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Canberra
Australian Capital
Territory

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Australia is a constitutional
monarchy.
Queen
of Australia
has little power in
the Australian government

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the Union
Jack
a large white
seven-pointed star
five
white
stars
the Southern
Cross

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Australia
modern factories
productive mines and farms
busy cities
income from exports
a high standard of living

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Australia

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Australia