澳大利亚文化介绍(英文版)
Geographically isolated?It’s the smallest continent in the world and it’s the biggest island in the world.
Australia is an island, surrounded by water. It is located on the smallest continent in the world. It is the sixth largest country in the world.
Northern Territory Western Australia
Queensland
South Australia
New South Wales AustraliaCapital
Victoria Tasmania
The People Population: 21,700,000 (March 20XX年) Population growth rate: 0.87% Ethnic groups: Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% (20XX年) Languages: English 79.1%, Chine 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (20XX年)
Official Name Commonwealth of Australia Queen Elizabeth II has been the head of state since 1973 The Queen is reprented by a governorgeneral and by a governor in each state
National bird Emu 鸸鹋
National animal kangaroo
National ColoursGuess? gold and green Why? Long associated with
Australian sporting achievements, the national colours have strong environmental connections. Gold indicates images of the country’s beaches, mineral wealth, grain harvests and wide dert. Green evokes the forests and pastures of the Australian landscape. Green and gold are the colours of Australia’s national floral emblem C the golden wattle Canberr a Capital 1908 C site chon for Australia’s capital Famous Landmarks C Federal Parliament Hou, The National Library, The High Court, The Australian War Memorial, The National Art Gallery Sydne y Largest and oldest city in Australia Hosted 20XX年Olympics Famous landmarks C The Sydney Harbour Bridge The Sydney Opera Hou, Bondi Beach
Not the capital but the biggest city in Australia
Melbourne
Australian Open Tennis Championships
The Commonwealth of Australia was created on January 1, 1901 - Federation Day - when six former British colonies now the six States of Australia - agreed to form a union.
Basic Structure of Australia Government政府(Government): 澳大利亚国家政权和义务由联邦政府、州政府和地方政府三级分担。
Federal or Central government State government Local government Basic Structure of Australia GovernmentFederal Government Legislature ―Parliament
Executive
Judiciary
the Senate
High Court of Australia the Hou of Prime Minister Reprentatives Cabinet federal courts
Colonial Period William Dampier was the first English sailor landed on the northwest coast of Australia in 1688 James Cook landed on the east coast of A ustralia in 1768 .He named the land and claimed the land for the English King The English began to colonize Australia in order to compete with the French and establish a penal colny for the British convicts in the 1780s
Aboriginal Culture 1. The Dreamtime All Aboriginal people share a belief in the timeless, magical realm of the Dreamtime. According to Aboriginal myth, totemic(图腾) spirit ancestors forged all aspects of life during the Dreamtime o f the world’s creation. The spirit ancestors continue to connect natural phenomena, as well as past, prent and future through every aspect of Aboriginal culture.
Aboriginal people The greatest population density was to be found in the southern and eastern regions of the continent, the River Murray. At the time of European discovery and ttlement, up to one million Aboriginal people lived across the continent as hunters and gatherers. They were scattered in 300 clans and spoke 250 languages and 700 dialects.
The Dreamtime 梦幻，或梦幻时代(Dreamtime)，是指导原住民生活的知识、信仰和习俗体系。它向人们展示他们该如何生活和如何行事。不遵守它的规则的人会受到惩罚。父母和长辈向儿童讲述梦幻
的故事。这些故事告诉儿童他们的土地是怎样形成的和人们如何在这里繁衍生息，以及怎样行事和为什么要这样做
Aboriginal Rock Art Longest continuously practiced artistic tradition in the world.
Impact of European ttlementBy the 1940s almost all Aborigines were assimilated into rural and urban Australian society as low-paid labors with limited rights. Many Aboriginal children were taken from their natural parents by the government or church. The children were called
