Australia is 7.692 million square kilometers and is only about 5% of the world land mass. {3} Australia is
completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. It's highest point is Mount
Kosciusko at about 2,228 metros above sea level. The lowest point is the dry bed
of Lake Eyre at about 15 metros below sea level. Australia's coastline is made
up of about 40% islands and 20% of Australia's land is considered desert
land. Australia was settled by English colonists, because of that English is
the first spoken language in Australia. In 1996, 85% of the population spoke
only English at home and less than 1% of the population could not speak English
at all. {1} Although English is spoken all around Australia, there are other
languages spoken in Australia to. In Australian schools they teach mostly
Italian, or Greek. Australia is growing in many ways. Economically speaking, Australia is a
wealthy country, tourism is a huge industry in Australia... Almost 91% of
Australia contains native vegetation and even though only 6% of Australia's land
is useable for farming, Australia is still a country which is largely dependent
on its agricultural industries. {2} Agriculture has always been one of the primary
sources of income for Australian people. Three hundred and seventy thousand
people in Australia are part of farming. {2} It is no doubt that farming is a huge
part of the economic growth in Australia.In Australia, Christianity is the number one religion. {3} Sixty four percent
of people in Australia are of the Christian faith. Ninety percent of Australians
are of white European ancestry so the religious beliefs, and culture could be
influenced by that. In Australia, due to the climate zones their summer is from
December to February, only three months of summer, summer days can get up to a
hundred and twenty degrees Fahrenheit. Autumn is from march to May, winter is
from June to August, and spring is from September to November. So Australian
Christmas takes place during their summer. In Australia, it is a wet/ dry
pattern. Australia's total human population is about 22 million people. Of those
people only 2.4% of them make up the indigenous people of Australia. Along with
the 22 million people in Australia there is also 4000 species of fish, 500
species of coral, and 50 types of mammals. That's just the marine location.
Almost 80% of all the marine animals
are not located any where else but Australia. In Australia there is more
than 140 types of marsupials, 378 types of mammals, 828 types of birds, 300
types of lizards, 140 types of snakes, and 2 types of crocodiles. Australia's
most known animals are the kangaroo, koala, echidna, dingo, platypus, wallaby,
and wombat. Australia's biggest problem is pollution and is almost entirely caused by
land activities like soil erosion. Other sources of pollution are from seas
dumping and the Montara oil spill. Another big problem in Australia is the small
amount of run off water and due to the climate change they are also worried
about the amount of water they have period.
completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. It's highest point is Mount
Kosciusko at about 2,228 metros above sea level. The lowest point is the dry bed
of Lake Eyre at about 15 metros below sea level. Australia's coastline is made
up of about 40% islands and 20% of Australia's land is considered desert
land. Australia was settled by English colonists, because of that English is
the first spoken language in Australia. In 1996, 85% of the population spoke
only English at home and less than 1% of the population could not speak English
at all. {1} Although English is spoken all around Australia, there are other
languages spoken in Australia to. In Australian schools they teach mostly
Italian, or Greek. Australia is growing in many ways. Economically speaking, Australia is a
wealthy country, tourism is a huge industry in Australia... Almost 91% of
Australia contains native vegetation and even though only 6% of Australia's land
is useable for farming, Australia is still a country which is largely dependent
on its agricultural industries. {2} Agriculture has always been one of the primary
sources of income for Australian people. Three hundred and seventy thousand
people in Australia are part of farming. {2} It is no doubt that farming is a huge
part of the economic growth in Australia.In Australia, Christianity is the number one religion. {3} Sixty four percent
of people in Australia are of the Christian faith. Ninety percent of Australians
are of white European ancestry so the religious beliefs, and culture could be
influenced by that. In Australia, due to the climate zones their summer is from
December to February, only three months of summer, summer days can get up to a
hundred and twenty degrees Fahrenheit. Autumn is from march to May, winter is
from June to August, and spring is from September to November. So Australian
Christmas takes place during their summer. In Australia, it is a wet/ dry
pattern. Australia's total human population is about 22 million people. Of those
people only 2.4% of them make up the indigenous people of Australia. Along with
the 22 million people in Australia there is also 4000 species of fish, 500
species of coral, and 50 types of mammals. That's just the marine location.
Almost 80% of all the marine animals
are not located any where else but Australia. In Australia there is more
than 140 types of marsupials, 378 types of mammals, 828 types of birds, 300
types of lizards, 140 types of snakes, and 2 types of crocodiles. Australia's
most known animals are the kangaroo, koala, echidna, dingo, platypus, wallaby,
and wombat. Australia's biggest problem is pollution and is almost entirely caused by
land activities like soil erosion. Other sources of pollution are from seas
dumping and the Montara oil spill. Another big problem in Australia is the small
amount of run off water and due to the climate change they are also worried
about the amount of water they have period.
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these are the different languages spoken in Australia and how many people speak that language.
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tourist in Australia
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Mount Kosuszko
1. "Australian Bureau of Statistics." 4102.0. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.
2."Innovators in Agribusiness." AACo. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2014.
3. ."Australia.gov.au." Australia's Federation. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan.
2014.
3. ."Australia.gov.au." Australia's Federation. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan.
2014.