AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA

PROJECT BACKGROUND

• Australia is a beautiful place to go.
• I chose Australia because they have a lot to offer tourists.
• Ex. Natural beauty, appealing climate, wildlife wonders, and fashion.

DRIVING QUESTION

• How can we create a cultural fair to highlight the diversity in America?
• How do these different cultures form a country?

HISTORY

• Australia's people were to have arrived here by boat from SE Asia.
• They were scattered in 300 clans and spoke 250 languages.
• Each clan had a spiritual connection with a specific piece of land.
• Despite the diversity, all Aboriginal people share a belief.
• The spirit ancestors continue to connect through every aspect of Australia.

GEOGRAPHY

• Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian & South Pacific Ocean.
• Area - comparative: slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 state
• Climate: generally arid to semiarid ; temperate in South & East ; tropical in North.
• Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts ; fertile plain in Southeast.

LANGUAGES

HOUSING

• Australia offers a wide range of housing options.
• The range is from a single house to a house on large blocks of land.
• Typically, Australians want to have their own house and land.
• They will often rent before they choose to buy a home.
• The price of housing will vary a lot between cities and within each city.

FASHION

• Australia's fun and fresh designs made an impact on everything.
• Collette Dinnigan & Ken Done are the hottest fashion designers in Australia.
• The fashion tends to be relaxed and playful, thanks to the warm climate.
• Designers include: graphic & fashion designers, jewelers, and textile makers.
• Australia's fashion and design will surprise, amaze, and impress you.

FOOD :)

• Australians eat almost everything we eat.
• They eat kangaroo, emu, and crocodile meat.
• Chefs make their meats more healthier and less greasy.
• Kangaroo meat is very popular with overseas visitors.
• Australia grows all kinds of fruits, veggies, and crops all year round.

RELIGION

CULTURAL TRADITIONS

• Australia Day, January 26, is the anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet of 11 convict ships.
• All of the Australians come together to celebrate being Australians & what's great about them.
• Eureka Stockade, December 3, was when the Australians were divided rather than be united.
• The Eureka Stockade has some associations with unionism &white supremacy.
• Like an opal, the dates defract light to produce a spectrum of colours.