Transcript Animated Summer II

Done by Egorova Victoria,Curnosov Ivan, Safonov Igor and
Rodionov Ivan 11”A”
Supervisor: a teacher of English language Nevstrueva A.R.
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Ostafyevskaya School
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GEOGRAPHY
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The land down under
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The map of Australia
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Australia is the smallest continent and is the
only country in the world to cover an entire
continent.
Australia
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A continent or an island?
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The climate of Australia
Equatorial
Only the south-east and
south-west corners
have a temperate
climate and moderately
fertile soil. The northern
part of the country has
a tropical climate: part
is tropical rain forests,
part’s grasslands, and
part’s desert.
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Tropical
Subtropical
Desert
Grassland
Temperate
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Tornado
Rainfall is highly variable, with
frequent droughts lasting
several seasons. Occasionally a
dust storm will blanket a region
or even several states and there
are reports of the occasional
large cyclones or tornado.
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Cyclone
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Forests
In fact Eucalyptus are well adapted
for periodic fires. The most species
are dependent on them for spread
and regeneration. Eucalyptus have
many uses which have made them
economically important trees.
At least 700 different sorts of plants
and seventy sorts of birds, animals
and frogs occur only in the Wet
Tropics.
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Deserts
These north- south oriented
dunes are static, held in
position by vegetation. They
vary in height from 3 metres
in the west to around 30
metres on the east.
Simpson Desert
Gibson perished while
attempting to cross it in
1874. Wildlife includes
red kangaroo, emu,
camels and others desert
animals.
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Gibson Desert
Ayers Rock ( Uluru)
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It’s 3,6 km long, 2 km wide, and is roughly oval in shape. It is 9,4
km if you walk around it, and about345 m high if you climb it.
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The Olgas
The Olgas of
Australia thrust
up from the
desert plain,
creating a
cluster of 36 tall,
steep-sided
rusty-red domes
tightly separated
by deep gorges
and narrow
valleys.
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The Olgas
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The Great Barrier Reif
These reefs, lying just above
or below the water, look like
piles of stones. There are
many beautiful coral reefs in
the world, but the one off the
coast of Australia is the
biggest
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Floods
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Droughts
...Now the wind grew strong and hard,
it worked at the rain crust
in the corn fields.
Little by little the sky
was darkened by the mixing dust,
and the wind felt over the earth,
loosened the dust and carried it away.
...from The Grapes of Wrath,
written by John Steinbeck.
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(Australian droughts are often characterized by a water crisis in country towns,
which often millions of dollars worth of crops and limits drinking water for stock).
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Unique animals
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The outback
(The outback does not
officially exist, it is only a
term used to refer to
locations that are far away
from big cities. The fertile
parts are known as
Rangelands and have
been traditionally used for
sheep or cattle farming.
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Agriculture, tourism and
mining are the main
economic activities in this
vast and sparsely settled
area.)
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How much did you learn during your virtual
voyage to Australia? Find out by taking our quiz
below.
•1. Why is Australia called the land
down under?
Most of the continent is under water
It lies below the equator
Most Australians are really short
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2. What is the capital of Australia?
Sydney
Canberra
Melbourne
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3. Why does each star on the
Australian flag have six points?
The six points represent the six Australian states.
The six points represent the bodies of water
surrounding Australia.
The six points represent Australian deserts.
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4. Why is the center of Australia so
dry?
The mountains block rainfall from reaching
Australia's interior.
The Australians have used up all of the water.
The heat caused all of the water to evaporate.
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5. What is Australian currency
called?
The Australian yen
The Australian dollar
The Australian pound
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6. What is strine?
Aussie money
Aussie slang
Aussie food
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8. What are native Australian
people called?
Native Americans
Uluru
Aborigines
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Thank you for your attention!
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