australia by: mrs. perry’s 2 nd grade 2005. australia day by: gabby white and jordan mitchell
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Australia
By: Mrs. Perry’s 2nd Grade 2005
Australia Day
By: Gabby White
and
Jordan Mitchell
• Australia Day is January 26th.
• They celebrate their first European Settlement.
• They dance around and clap sticks together.
• They celebrate it in the summer.
Aborigines
By: Brenda Moreno
and
Angie Salgado
• Aborigines are natives to Australia and Tasmania.
• Aborigines usually lived in the desert.
• They formed many different tribes, who spoke around 200 different languages.
• The didgeridoo is an instrument similar to a wood trumpet, but shaped like a bassoon.
• The Aborigines play the didgeridoo very well.
Australian Animals
By: Bailie Tomlin
and
Alice Keele
• Kangaroos are one of Australia most famous animals.
• The most popular animals are salt water crocodiles.
• Wild camels live in Australia.
• There are two main owls .The elf and the barn owl.
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Australian Facts
By: Cassidy Spradlin
and
Kerry Huycke
Capital – Canberra
Population- 20,003,249
Climate
• The climate of Australia varies because of its large size.
History• The process of their
Declaration of Independence began in 1776.
Australian Words
By: William Ferrell
and
Jahzeel Millares
• Yobbo means Redneck
• Lollies mean Candy
• O z means Australia
• Tucker means food
• Barbie means
barbeque
• Roos means Kangaroos
AYERS ROCK
By: Jervontae Gates
&
Cary Holloway
•Ayers rock is named after the Aboriginal.
•In 1958 it became a national park and in 1977 it was renamed Uluru.
•Uluru, also called Ayers Rock, is one of the largest rocks in the world.
• The rock measurers about 3.61 km (2.2 miles) long.
Great Barrier Reef
By: Hunter Spradlin
and
Cody Cox
• Be aware that in the wet season it will be really wet.
• Animals in the great barrier reef are sharks, whales, lobster, dolphins, fish and plankton.
• In the great barrier reef there are millions of fish.
• The great barrier reef’s temperature changes from really warm to really cold.
Sydney Opera House and Sydney Bridge
By: Mondacia Colton and
Kimber Brown
The Sydney Opera House is in Sydney. It has a lot of water around it .
The Sydney Opera House is a big building where they have shows and concerts.
• The Sydney Harbor Bridge joins Milson’s Point to Dawes Point.
• It is the world’s greatest arch bridge.
Tasmania
By: Austin Chaffin
and
Corey Presley
• The capital of Tasmania is Hobart.
• Some animals you may see in Tasmania are the Tasmania Tiger, Kookaburra and the Tasmanian Devil.
• The sports horseback riding and football are popular sports in Tasmania.
•We hope you enjoyed our show about the Land
Down Under- Australia!