澳大利亚文化介绍(英文版).pptVIP

Geographically isolated? The People Population: 21,700,000 (March 2009) Population growth rate: 0.87% Ethnic groups: Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% (2001) Languages: English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2009) National bird Emu 鸸鹋 National animal kangaroo National Colours Guess? 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 desert. Green evokes the forests and pastures of the Australian landscape. Green and gold are the colours of Australia’s national floral emblem – the golden wattle Canberra Capital 1908 – site chosen for Australia’s capital Sydney Largest and oldest city in Australia Hosted 2000 Olympics Famous landmarks – The Sydney Harbour Bridge The Sydney Opera House, Bondi Beach 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 Government 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 of the world’s creat