AUSTRALIA

THE LAND DOWN UNDER

UNION JACK - Denoting
Australias historical links with the
Great Britain
SOUTHERN CROSS - Significant navigational
feature of the southern hemisphere
COMMONWEALTH STAR (Star of Federation) -
has seven points to denote the six states and
the combined territories of the Commonwealth
of Australia.
50,000 years ago Aboriginal stayed in
Australia
1606 Dutch
1688 British
1770 Captain James Cook lands at Botany
Bay and claimed that the Land is owned
by the United Kingdom

CAPITAL Canberra
Largest City - Sydney
NATIONALITY Australian
RELIGION - Catholic, Anglican, other Christian
LANGUAGE English
CURRENCY Australian Dollar
TIME - Australia is +10 hours GMT

CLIMATE
Spring Sep to Nov
Summer Dec to Feb
Fall March to May
Winter June to August

Koala Came from aboriginal word which
means NO DRINK - Sleeps 20 hours in a day
Emu 2
nd
largest bird on earth
Kangaroo National Symbol of Australia
ATTRACTIONS

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
- A masterpiece of late
modern architecture by
Danish Architect Jorn Utzon
- October 23, 1973, the Sydney Opera
House was officially opened by Queen
Elizabeth II
- Listed in June 2007 for World Heritage by
UNESCO

SYDNEY HARBOR BRIDGE
(Coat Hanger)
- Worlds largest
steel arch bridge
- 8 years to build and opened 1932
- Used 6,600 gallons of paint

KANGAROO ISLAND
- KI as the locals
call it
- Located Southwest
of Adelaide with a vast area of some
2,250 square kilometers
- Separated from Mainland Australia
due to sea level last 9,000 years ago

AYERS ROCK (Uluru)
- A large
magnetic
mound
- Second-largest monolith in the
world
- Located at Alice Springs (OUTBACK)

KAKADU NATIONAL
PARK
Australias largest
National park which is 6,000 square
miles



GREAT BARRIER REEF
- Located on the
coast of Queensland
- worlds largest
reef
- has over 900 islands stretching for
over 2,600 kilometers
- can be seen from outer space
- Six species of sea turtles come to the
reef to breed

Gold Coast Beach
- Located at
Brisbane, Capital
of Queensland
- Australias
playground
- Major tourist destination for beach
activity especially surfing.

Eucalyptus tree (Gum Tree) can
survived drought, floods and bush
fires
Acacia (Wattle) National Flower of
Australia
Opal best mined in Australia
Bauxite World top Producer
- An aluminum ore and is the main
provider of aluminum.
1856 Ballot box invented Victoria

CULTURAL BEHAVIOR
Greeting casual and relaxed,
handshake and smile suffices.
Gd day' or 'Gd day, mate
Prefer people who are modest,
humble, self- deprecating and with a
sense of humor
leads to a win-win negotiating style
Sign Thumbs Up considered
obscenity
In inviting guest for dinner better
bring box of chocolates or flower,
Good quality of wine is appreciated
Gifts are open when received
Many invitations to an Aussies home
will be for a 'barbie' (BBQ).
Offer to help the hostess with the
preparation or clearing up after a
meal is served
Table manners are Continental --
hold the fork in the left hand and
the knife in the right while eating.
Keep your elbows off the table and
your hands above the table when
eating.

NEW ZEALAND Land of the long white
clouds

Capital Wellington
Largest City - Auckland
Currency: New Zealand Dollar
Time: +12 hours GMT
Ethnic Make-up:
New Zealand European, Maori, other
European, Pacific Islander, Asian and others
Languages: English, Maori and NZ Sign
Language

The stars accentuate
the countries location on the
South Pacific Ocean.
The color blue represents the blue
Pacific Ocean surrounding New
Zealand

ATTRACTIONS
Fiord land National Park
- The highest waterfalls
and the largest national
park in NZ
- Located at south-
western corner of the
South Island of New
Zealand.


Rotorua
- Famous for its
volcanic activity
which includes
geysers, steaming hot
pools, mud pools and
lakes.

Kaikorua
- One of the few places
in the world where whales
can be seen all year round.
- situated in the middle
between Christchurch and Picton

Tongariro National
Park
- Oldest national park
and a dual world
heritage site
- contains 3 active volcanoes that are
situated in a desert like landscape

CULTURAL BEHAVIOR

Meals are often served family-style,
Wait to be told where to sit
MAORI They should not eat until the
food has been blessed or an
acknowledgement said by an elder
of the home people even if the food
is getting cold.
Younger people will be serving and
older people will be working in the
kitchen.
New Zealanders can be somewhat
reserved, especially with people
they do not know
Do not appear too forward or overly
friendly.