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Page 1: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Australia The Land Down Under

Page 2: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Agenda• Diana Vaughn Country Overview

• Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources

• Richard Shafer Economy

• Stacie Peterson Imports and Exports

• James Martinez Culture

Page 3: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Australia

Diana Vaughn

Page 4: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Commonwealth of Australia

World's smallest continent and a number of islands in the Southern, Indian, and Pacific Oceans

Page 5: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

The Country of Australia

• Consists of six states

• Two major mainland territories

• Other minor territories

Page 6: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Australia At a Glance

• 6th largest country • Discovered by the Dutch

in the 1620’s• Gold discovered in 1851• Commonwealth of

Australia formed in 1901• Population 20.7 million

Page 7: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Natural Resource

Courtney Tarabori

Page 8: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Natural Resources

• Australia is one the most diverse countries on the planet for plants and animals

Page 9: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Australian Resources

• Natural resources include – Coal– Iron– Ore– Copper– Tin– Uranium

Page 10: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Australian Resources

• Natural resources include (cont.) – Nickel– Lead– Zinc– Diamonds– Natural gas – Petroleum

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Australian Economy

Rick Shafer

Page 12: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Australian Economy

• One of the strongest economies in the world

• Stems from effective economic management and ongoing structural reform

Page 13: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Australian Economy

• Annual real GDP growing by an average of 3.4 per cent since 1998

• Australia’s productivity growing at annual rate of 2.3 per cent

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Exports of Australia

Stacie Peterson

Page 15: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Major Exports

• Metal ores

• Coal

• Non-ferrous metals

• Petroleum

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Major Exports

• Beef

• Wheat

• Alcohol

• Wool

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Exports on the Rise

• Passenger vehicles to the United States

• Wine to France and Germany

• Chillies, chilli sauce and salsa to Mexico

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Exports on the Rise

• Bamboo surfboards, skateboards and wall panels to Japan

• Peking Duck to China

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Culture of Australia

James Martinez

Page 20: Australia The Land Down Under. Agenda Diana Vaughn Country Overview Courtney Tarabori Natural Resources Richard Shafer Economy Stacie Peterson Imports

Indigenous Culture

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders inhabited Australia

• Over a hundred different languages

• Different cultural traditions throughout the country

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Culture of Today

• Strong culture connection with England

• Strong American Influence over the last 50 years

• A distinctive influence from the indigenous Australians

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Australian Culture

• Visual arts

• Performing arts

• Literature

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Australian Culture• Arts and Cultural

generate 2.5 percent of GDP

• Export of cultural goods has grown 7% a year

• 850,000 work in arts related fields

• Government funds $440 million to arts and culture

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