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Canada, Australia, New Zealand
poloha, počet obyvatel
základní zeměpisné údaje (ostrovy, moře, řeky ...)
města + zajímavá místa v nich (umět s mapou)
zajímavosti o dané zemi (Canada - dřevo, jezera, grizzly, Australia - zvířata, korálové útesy, New Zealand - příroda, zvířata, bungee jumping)
základní informace o ekonomice
Canada:
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area: 9,976,139 sq km
population: 31,414,000 (2002) - the majority of European origin, 300,000 North American Indians, 19,000 Inuit (=Eskimo)
capital: Ottawa (1 mil.)
other towns: Montréal (3 mil.), Quebec - French speaking part of Canada, Calgary, Toronto – the biggest city (5 mil.), Edmonton, Vancouver, Halifax
currency: Canadian dollar = 100 cents
languages: English (about 70%), French (20%), the rest are bilingual and others
head of state: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor General
Canada is the second largest country in the world (after Russia).
The Cordilleras - is made up of the Rocky Mountains, the Coast Mountains and other parts. The highest peak is Mount Logan (6,050 m high), Appalachian Mountains, Canadian Shield
lakes: Great Lakes = Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario (between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario there are Niagara Falls), others are Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake Winnipeg
rivers: the St. Lawrence River, the Mackenzie, the Yukon
Dominion of Canada on July, 1,1867
10 provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and 3 territories (Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, Nunavut – since 2001, it used to be a part of the Northwest Territory)
Canada is a member of G-8 (the Group of Eight).
Canada is enormously rich in sources of raw materials (the first place in the world in mining of uranium and zinc; produces the biggest amount of paper for newspapers)
Canada is one of the leading countries in agriculture (wheat)
Australia:
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area: 7,686,848 sq km
population: 17,335,900 (1991), 98% white – Caucasians (mostly of British origin), 228,000 Aborigines
capital: Canberra
other cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth
currency: Australian dollar = 100 cents
languages: English (official), Aboriginal languages
head of state: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor General
Australia is the Earth's smallest continent. Its nearest neighbour is New Guinea from which Australia is separated by 85km wide Torres Strait. Along the east coast we can see the Great Barrier Reef, which is the biggest coral reef on the Earth.
island: Tasmania
mountains: the Australian Cordilleras, the Australian Alps with the highest mountain Mt. Kosciusko (2,230 m high)
surface: the Great Western Plateau, the Great Sandy Desert, the Great Victoria Desert
lakes: Lake Eyre, Lake Torres
rivers: the Murray - Darling
The Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed on 1 January 1901
Australia belongs to the highly developed countries in the world.
agriculture: sheep, wool, wheat
industry: mineral sources (coal, iron, bauxite - the first in the world)
typical animals not to seen in other parts of the world: kangaroo, koala bear etc.
New Zealand:
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area: 268,675 sq km
population: 3,389,000 (1990), European (mostly British) 87%, Polynesian (mostly Maori) 12%
capital: Wellington
other towns: Auckland, Christchurch
currency: New Zealand dollar = 100 cents
languages: English (official), Maori
head of state: Queen Elizabeth II represented by Governor General
the main islands , the North and the South, are separated by narrow Cook Strait
around the coast there are lowlands, the country is mainly hilly (the highest peak is Mt. Cook - 3,764 m high)
hot springs and volcanoes
independence was formally accepted in 1947
it is one of the leading farming countries in the world (sheep, cattle) - it is said there are more sheep than people. It has good mineral resources and is among the highly developed countries of the world
it is the craddle of bungee jumping
beautiful countryside is often used for making films - one of the most famous was The Lord of the Rings. Tourists can visit the places of making the film.