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Australia
Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, and located south of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, in the Southern Hemisphere.
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How many land regions does australia have?
Australia has six states and two mainland territories.
The two mainland territories are:
- Northern Territory
- Australian Capital Territory
In addition, there are seven offshore territories:
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Christmas Island
- Heard and MacDonald Islands
- Coral sea Islands Territory
- Australian Antarctic Territory
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- Norfolk Island
What does dag mean in Australian?
According to the Urban Dictionary:
A dag is technically the matted wool on a sheep's tail, but in typical useage throughout Australia, it refers to people who don't have a neat, tidy or cultured appearance. It can also refer to a person who tends to be quite informal.
It is not necessarily a derogatory term in modern useage, but may have negative connotations - ie " He's a real dag!" or as an adjective - " His clothes are daggy." Often it is used in relation to someone unfashionable.
The term "dag" is also a type of compliment as used between mates, both male and female. For example, "you dag" means you're a good friend, and I know you don't mind me having a bit of fun with you, and putting you down in a way that I don't really mean.
A real dag is the matted sheep droppings and dirt mixed with the wool on the sheep's backside. To clean the dags out of the wool means to clean the matted wool of droppings. It's also any long, dangling, matted part of the wool. Dag may even refer to the long, matted, untidy and dirty parts of another animal's coat, e.g. dags on a long-haired dog, especially the parts that hang down close to the ground and get dirty, or dags in a neglected horse's tail, etc.
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Which island lies east of the Great Barrier Reef?
Many islands lie east of the Great Barrier Reef, as the reef is about 2300 km in length. For example, the islands that make up the countries of Vanuatu, Samoa, Fiji and New Caledonia lie east of the Great Barrier Reef.
Are there Australian native bears?
No. Dropbears are completely mythical. They began to appear on the Australian scene, particularly in camping and scouting groups, in the 1970s, and like many Australian mythical creatures such as bunyips, gained in popularity as stories were told about them around campfires in the night. They revived in popularity in the late 1990s, due to Terry Pratchett's novel "The Last Continent".
Dropbears are said to be carnivorous koala-like creatures which drop down from trees on unsuspecting hikers and campers. They particularly like gullible people who are taken in by the stories about them...
What did Vida goldstein do to help Australian democracy?
by standing up 4 herself
thats not all of it
When is the longest day of sunlight in Perth western Australia?
The official end of summer throughout Australia (including Perth, Western Australia) is the last day of February. Summer in Australia officially starts on 1 December, but the weather may have summer temperatures long before then, and continue right through to late March.
How did Aborigines view the land?
Aborigines have a very close connection with their homeland which is part of their very identity. Their soul was infused with the earth, and to be dispossessed of their tribal lands meant they lost that connection and therefore their very spiritual identity.
Marriage comes to mind the fastest to me. Common law is where there are laws and restrictions placed upon people that are rarely enforced and thereby are legally forgiven after a time sequence. for instance: a couple lives together illegally in some states and after a period of 7 years the "marriage" or union is then deemed to be legal.
Which of the Australian bird is famous for its mocking laugh?
The kookaburra is sometimes known by this name - but not in Australia.
That BSB belongs to Westpac Bank in the Hills Industrial Estate, Victoria Avenue, Castle Hill NSW 2154.
What are some differences between American schools and Australian schools?
well first up, i am Australian, and i know that the schools here are more laid back kind of attitude, but that doesn't mean that we don't learn anything! as the school i am going to at the moment, is one of the top schools in Queensland, and most time during class (mainly in English) we sit around joking with each other and the teacher and watching youtube videos on the screen
In alot of ways, the systems share:
A bicameral legislature, composed largely the same way
The Separation of powers
The Division of powers
The systems differ fundamentally in the Executive side of things, in the US the executive (Ie. the President and Cabinet) is seperate from the Legislature, whereas in Australia the Executive is drawn from the legislature.
What is the name of the great dividing range?
The Great Dividing Range of Australia is so callled because it forms a watershed. Rivers on the east side flow from the highlands toward the Pacific Ocean; on the west side they flow toward the central lowlands. In southern New South Wales and Eastern Victoria are the Australian Alps, the continent's tallest mountains. Mount Kosciusko, Australia's highest peak, rises to a height of 7,316 feet (2,230 m.).
What are the christian denominations of Australia?
Catholic, Anglican, Uniting, Orthodox, Baptist, various Pentecostal groups, Salvation Army, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Seventh Day Adventist and Lutheran are all quite active in Australia. There is a tendancy for the larger traditional denominations to be declining while the Pentecostal - such as the Assemblies of God and CRC - or non-denominational ones grow. In certain areas, a particular denomination may be more active due to historic circumstances. In South Australia and parts of Victoria, the Lutheran church is more active than in other parts due to the German settlers concentrating in those areas during settlement.
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What is Melbourne Australia's lowest elevation point?
For the Melbourne CBD only (postcode 3000), the highest point is a spot 35 metres above sea level in Flagstaff Gardens near the corner of King Street and Batman Street. (Within the Hoddle Grid only, the highest point is a section in front of Parliament on Spring Street from La Trobe Street to Little Collins Street, which is only 1 metre lower at 34 metres.)
For the City of Melbourne, the highest point is an area in Royal Park that has been cut into two parts by a train track. This area is 50 metres above sea level and is about 200 metres northwest of the intersection of Ievers Street and The Ave.
For Greater Melbourne, the highest point is Mount Dandenong. Varying heights are listed for Mount Dandenong, but the Victorian Government's Land Services and Spatial Information database has a contour map showing the highest point at 622 metres. This is the same height used by Parks Victoria, the government agency responsible for managing the national parks in Victoria.
What do Australian children do the day before Christmas?
== == Pretty much the same as most Western children - drive their parents nuts with being overexcited. Some might be extremely well-behaved due to the threat of Father Christmas bypassing their place should they muck up.
Overall, it's a busy day of last minute shopping, cooking and cleaning in preparation for Christmas. Some families open gifts on Christmas Eve but most do in the morning, meaning that some children don't get to sleep easily! Children are often the highlight of Christmas Eve church services which may have re-enactments of the Christmas story.
What is the population of Italians in Australia?
There are no statistics available on how many people in Australia speak Italian. While it is certain that there are some who do, the national language of Australia is English, and those who speak other languages normally speak English in addition to any other languages they may speak.
Why the wettest place in Australia is tully?
Tully, located in Queensland, is known as the wettest place in Australia due to its unique geographical and climatic conditions. It sits in a tropical region, receiving abundant rainfall from the monsoon season and moist trade winds. The surrounding mountains contribute to orographic lift, which enhances precipitation. As a result, Tully consistently records some of the highest annual rainfall totals in the country.
What continent is Mount Kosciuszko?
Mount Kosciuszko is on the continent of Australia.
At 2228m high, it is Australia's highest mainland mountain, though not the highest mountain in Australian territory.
Are kangaroos a protected animal in Australia?
Yes, kangaroos are protected by law in Australia. All of Australia's native mammals are protected.
Famous natural features of Australia include:
- Uluru/Ayers Rock, the world's second largest monolith
- Mt Augustus, the world's largest monolith
- Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island
- the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef (actually a series of reefs) and the only living organism visible from space
- Kata-tjuta/the Olgas - bald rock domes in central Australia
- the Pinnacles - a vast desert of upright sandstone formations, weathered over time into weird shapes
- the Three Sisters, a famous landmark in the Blue Mountains
- Chambers Pillar, a stark, upright pillar in northern South Australia, rising up suddenly from the desert landscape
- the Twelve Apostles, off the southern Victorian coastline - a series of sandstone cliffs and rock formations that are gradually eroding away (three have collapsed in the last few years)
- Wave Rock, a 14m high granite rock cliff face near Hyden, Western Australia, weathered into a perfect wave formation
- the Bungle Bungles of northwest Western Australia
- Lake Eyre, 15m below sea level in the South Australian outback
- Nullarbor Plain, a huge, treeless plain crossing South Australia and western Australia
- Kakadu, in the Northern Territory
- Standley Chasm, central Australia
- the Macdonnell Ranges of central Australia, with their unique wavelike formations
- Undara Lava tubes in far north Queensland
- Wilpena Pound, a huge meteorite crater in South Australia's Flinders Ranges
- Mt Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mainland mountain
- Warrumbungles, a unique mountain range in northern New South Wales
- Whitsundays, a group of islands off Queensland's central coast
- Natural Arch in the Gold Coast hinterland
- Kiama blowhole, central NSW coast
- Tasman Arch, Tasmania
- Tessellated Pavement, Tasmania
- many, many caves scattered throughout Australia, some for just tourists and others for serious spelunkers - Narracoorte, Buchan, Abercrombie, Jenolan, Wellington
- Daintree Rainforest of far north Queensland
- the Channel country of northwest Queensland, where the rivers overflow during the monsoon, flooding thousands of square kilometres of countryside
Small insects found in Australia?
Australia typically has similar insects found elsewhere in the world, such as native bees, beetles, ants, termites, flies, moths, butterflies and so on.
Australia's most common native animals are marsupials. These are the pouched mammals (some pouches are nothing more than a flap of skin) and include:
- some sixty species of kangaroo, including wallaroo, potoroo, pademelon, rufous rat-kangaroo and wallaby (note: the rat-kangaroo is quite different to the kangaroo rat of North America)
- koala
- wombat
- possum (not opossum)
- glider
- potoroo
- bandicoot, including the bilby
- quokka
- quoll
- Tasmanian Devil
- phascogale
- dunnart
- cuscus
- bettong
- nabarlek
- numbat
- antechinus
- native hopping mouse
There are many marine mammals, including dolphins, and the very unique dugong, or sea-cow. The only placental mammals native to Australia are bats, of which there are over 80 species, bush rats and native hopping mice (rodents, not marsupials), of which there are several species. Dingoes are not truly native, not having originated here: they came with the Aborigines thousands of years ago, and for this reason are not necessarily considered to be truly native.
Monotremes (egg laying mammals) are also native to Australia. These include the platypus and the short-beaked echidna.
Native birds include:
- emu and southern cassowary, Australia's only flightless birds
- kookaburra
- budgerigar
- magpie
- lyrebird
- brush turkey
- friar bird
- little penguin
- bowerbird
- many varieties of lorikeets, rosellas and parrots, including the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Gang-Gang Cockatoo, corella, mulga parrot and the Galah
- Australia's most well-known native eagle is the Wedge-tailed Eagle. It is considered to be in the same "superspecies" as the Golden Eagle, but has some distinguishing characteristics (especially the shape of the tail).
There is a wide variety of native reptiles uniquely adapted to the country, such as:
- Thorny Devil
- Blue-tongue Lizard
- Frill-necked lizard
- goanna
- native geckos
- Saltwater or Estuarine crocodile
- Australia is also home to many of the world's most venomous snakes, such as the Inland Taipan, Death Adder, Mulga or King Brown, Red Bellied Black, Black Tiger, Copperhead, Gwardar, Collett's, Fierce, Eastern Tiger and Eastern Brown.
There are no native species of toads, but plenty of native frogs, such as green tree frogs, corroboree frogs and pobblebonks.
What states are found in Queensland?
To the west, the Northern Territory borders Queensland.
To the southwest, Qld is bordered by South Australia.
To the south, Qld is bordered by New South Wales.
Where do you stop on the way to Australia on a plane?
This depends on your initial starting point and with which airline you fly with.
From New Zealand there would be no intermediate stop.
But from the UK it can be achieved with as little as one stop in Dubai.
