AUSTRALIA

Australia’s largest state is …

A. Queensland B. Western Australia C. South Australia

The first Europeans who visited Australia were from …

A. Denmark B. Holland C. England

Where do most Australian people live?

A. in the centre of the continent B. in the east and south-east C. in the north

Aborigines make up about … of Australian population.

A. about 2.5 % B. about 1.5 % C. about 15 %

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WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA!

Western Australia is Australia's largest state with a total land area of 2,529,875 square kilometres, and the

second-largest country subdivision in the world.

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The first documented and undisputed European sighting of and landing on Australia was in March 1606, by the Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon aboard the Duyfken.

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Most of Australia’s population is concentrated in the south-east and east as the central western

parts of Australia are occupied by desert.

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Aborigines are Australia's indigenous people. Recent government statistics counted approximately 400,000 aboriginal people, or about 2.5% of Australia's total population.

Australian Aborigines migrated from somewhere in Asia at least 30,000 years ago. Though they comprise 500–600 distinct groups, aboriginal people possess some unifying links. Among these are strong spiritual beliefs that tie them to the land; a tribal culture of storytelling and art; and, like other indigenous populations, a difficult colonial history.

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