Australia

Hundreds of millions of people die every year

There are 6,790,062,216 people in the world. The death rate in July 2009 is 8.2 per 1000. Doing the math, there is about 56,000,000 deaths a year worldwide.

There are several significant fruit-growing areas in Australia. they include:

• The coastal strip from far north Queensland down to central Queensland, where tropical fruits are grown
• The Riverina area of southern New South Wales, between the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers
• Western Victoria, along the Murray River, around Mildura
• The Murray River flats of South Australia, between Waikerie and Berri/Barmera, including Renmark and Loxton
• Southern Queensland and the "Granite Belt" around Stanthorpe

There are hundreds of towns in Australia beginning with the letter 'B'.

• Brisbane
• Bathurst
• Broken Hill
• Ballarat
• Bendigo
• Bundaberg
• Bunbury
• Burnie
• Bombala
• Batemans Bay
• Brindabella
• Bowen
• Bungendore
• Benalla
• Barmera
• Berri
• Baradine
• Bright
• Bingara
• Biloela
• Bairnsdale
• Bega
• Brocklehurst
• Burrum Heads
• Burrumbuttock

Australian cities that start with the letter A:

• Adelaide is the state capital in South Australia, Australia
• Albany is a city in Western Australia, Australia
• Ararat is a city in Victoria, Australia

That depends on what you mean by things. Here are a few lists of things that I can think of.

Words and expressions that start with r:

• Ripper= something that is good or great. For example if your dog was to win at a dog race you would call it a little ripper.
• Reckon= a word you use to agree with something. Example: Someone says that they consider going deaf rather than listening to the Prime Minister talk, and you say "I reckon!" (I agree)
• Rellie= A relative
• Roo bar= A bull bar, the protective bar on the front of your car.

Iconic People

• Richard James Allen
• Matthew Reilly
• Richard Wilkins

Some brands, Companies and Organisations

• RM Williams= Clothing company
• Roger David= Clothing Company
• Redheads= Matches
• Rip Curl= Clothing Company
• RSPCA=a charity organisation that rescues animals (primarily cats and dogs) and attempts to re-home them. (Come second to the AWL in my opinion because the RSPCA puts down healthy animals if they cannot sell them quickly enough.
• RACQ= They are a automobile company that provides roadside assistance, insurance and advice.

Some other 'things'

• Roo or Kangaroo.
• Rural Australia= basically the outback
• RAAF= Royal Australian Air Force
• Red Earth= the colour of the ground in the desert.
• Red Cattle dog= They are a fantastic working breed that are very loyal and protective.

First of all i think you meant;How does a flood start? Dont worry though!

It almost always starts with a huge amount of rain, but there are many things that help it along. If the ground is hard, then the water just sits on top, but if the ground is soft, the water seeps in. However there is only so much water that can be stored, and when the ground is full, it acts like a sponge and squeezes it all out. If you lived at the bottom of a hill, or a mountain Ext. it would be more likely to flood, because it is easy for the rain to run down. Another way a flood can start is when the rain flows into a river, and bursts the bank. Hope that helped! ;)

By the early 1960's, the government had decided that Australia would have a decimal currency and that the designs on the coins and notes would have a uniquely Australian theme.

The Dollar was chosen as the unit of currency and there would be 100 cents in the Dollar.

The designer of the reverse of the initial range of coins was Stuart Devlin, and to reflect Australia he chose various indigenous animals.

All Australian decimal coins feature Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.

The reverse of general circulation (non-commemorative) Australian coins feature the following -

• 1 cent = Feather Tailed Glider (no longer in circulation)
• 2 cent = Frill Neck Lizard (no longer in circulation)
• 5 cent = Echidna
• 10 cent = Lyre Bird
• 20 cent = Platypus
• 50 cent = Australian Coat of Arms inc. kangaroo and emu
• 1 Dollar = 5 Kangaroos
• 2 Dollar = A bust of an Aboriginal elder from an engraving

The 20 cent, 50 cent and One Dollar coins are often used as Commemoratives and will have non-standard reverse designs in some years.

Decimal currency was introduced in Australia on the 14th of February, 1966.

Stuart Leslie Devlin, the designer, is an Australian artist and goldsmith, born in Geelong; his designs feature an attractive perception of depth and movement. The platypus on the 20c coin is particularly evocative, seen swimming below the water's surface. Devlin's tiny initials can be found on each coin. Stuart Devlin later designed the standard non-commemorative One Dollar coin.

Horst Hahne designed the Two Dollar coin.

The link below, to the Royal Australian Mint, gives excellent representations of Australian currency, including the various fifty cent and one dollar reverses, which change regularly for commemorative and theme purposes.