What+do+we+know+about++Australia?

=-**Much of the area of Australia is considered "Outback"**=

- Fiji is part of Australia //(no, Fiji is a separate group of islands off the north-east coast of Australia)//

=-Australia is both a continent and a country=

=-Australia has kangaroos=

=-Crocodile Hunter was from Australia=

- Australians have a different accent from us.

- "nemo" was from Australia

- Arnold Schwarzenegger was from Australia //(He is Austrian, not Australian)//

- Lots of wildlife in Australia

- Lots of beaches in Australia

=- The weather is hot=

- Sylvester Stallone is from Australia //(He is American)//

- There were many cannibals there //(no we haven't had cannibals here)//

- Low population in Australia //(We have a population of about 21 million people)//

- Lots of desert in Australia

- There are koala bears in Australia //(They are marsupials, not bears)//

- Outback is dangerous

- Australia is an island, surrounded by oceans

- Rugby is popular //(There are 2 types of rugby - Rugby League and Rugby Union)//

- The capital is Sydney //(The capital city of Australia is Canberra)//

- There is an Olympic team from Australia

- Soccer is a popular sport there.

- Soccer is called "football" there

- They say "mate" a lot.

- They use boomerangs. //(The Indigenous Aboriginals use them, but not all the time)//

- Ritual dances

- They live in huts //(We live in houses, apartments and units, just like you)//

- Aborigines live in the Outback //(They also live with in the cities)//

- Agriculture is important.

- Wine is important

- Sydney Opera House is an important landmark.

- Seasons are opposite ours.

- They are 12 hours ahead of us.

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