Let’s take a tour to the country Australia!
• The capital of Australia is Canberra.
• The major language spoken in Australia is English, Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic
• The most common language in Australia is English
• Australia is on the continent Australia
• The major language spoken in Australia is English, Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic
• The most common language in Australia is English
• Australia is on the continent Australia
musicSome famous musicians from Australia are:
•Iggy Azalea Iggy’s music style is Hip hop etc. Iggy sings songs like Fancy, Pretty Girls, Go Hard or Go Home etc. •Sia Sia’s styles are Pop, Jazz, Hip Hop etc. Sia sings songs like Chandelier, Elastic Heart, etc. • Gotye Gotye’s music styles are indie-pop etc. Gotye sings songs like Somebody I Used to Know, Heart a Mess, Eyes Wide Open etc. And those are just some of famous musicians from Australia. Some traditional music styles from Australia include: •Jazz •Indie •Country traditional instrumentsSome instruments used in tradiztional music are:
• Bullroarer • Didgeridoo • Clapstick • Wobble board • Claves
Some most popular locations to hear music in Australia are:
• Golden Guitar Awards • Townsville, North Queensland |
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historyIn 1770, Captain James Cook 'discovered' the south east coast of Australia, landing in Botany Bay.
On August 22nd, 1770, he claimed the whole of the east coast of Australia at Possession Island, naming eastern Australia New South Wales. What was Australia called before ‘Australia’? New Holland is the historical European name for mainland Australia. The name was first applied to Australia in 1644 by the Dutch seafarer Abel Tasman. The name came to be applied to whole "Southern land" or Terra Australis, though the coastline of the continent had still not been fully explored; but after the British settlement in Sydney in 1788 the territory to the east of the continent claimed by Britain was named New South Wales, leaving the western part as New Holland. New Holland continued to be used semi-officially and in popular usage as the name for the whole continent until at least the mid-1850s. William Lanne: Also known as ‘King Billy’, was the last surviving male of the Oyster Cove clan of Tasmanian Aborigines. |
geography |
Some Major landforms from Australia are:
Uluru: A special natural landform. It is the biggest rock in the world. The Great Barrier Reef: It is the world's largest coral reef. It is located along Queensland’s east coast. The Three Sisters: The Three Sisters are three tall rock forms. Major rivers include the Asburton, Darling and Murray Rivers. Bodies of water that surround Australia are the Indian Ocean, Timor Sea, Arafura Sea, Gulf of Carpentasia, the Coral Sea, the Tasman Sea and the Great Australian Bight. |
culture
Modern Australians wear Western clothing, and local styles can be sorted into two categories — beachwear and bush wear.
Australia's major religion is Christianity with the major denominations including Catholic, Anglican, Uniting Church, Presbyterian and Reformed, Eastern Orthodox, Baptist and Lutheran. The two major denominations, Anglican and Catholic, account for 42.4% of the Australian population. |