Brown and Beige Scrapbook Travel and Tourism Presentation PDF

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This presentation covers Australian geography, climate, currency, and the rich literary tradition. It emphasizes literary themes and explores figures like Banjo Paterson, referencing his poem "Clancy of the Overflow." It's an overview of Australian culture through poetry and travel.

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Poetry from AUSTRALIA By GROUP 1 Landmass Australia comprises a land area of about 7.692 million square kilometers. Australia is the planet's sixth-largest country after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America, and Brazil. The only one of the largest six nations that is en...

Poetry from AUSTRALIA By GROUP 1 Landmass Australia comprises a land area of about 7.692 million square kilometers. Australia is the planet's sixth-largest country after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America, and Brazil. The only one of the largest six nations that is entirely surrounded by water. Almost as great as that of the United States of America, about 50 percent greater than Europe, and 32 times greater than the United Kingdom. Geographical and Climatic features: Australia is the smallest of the world's Currency continents. It is also the lowest, the flattest, Australian Dollar (AUD) and (apart from Antarctica) the driest. Nearly 20 percent of Australia's landmass is classified as desert. Australia is the smallest of the world's continents. It is also the lowest, the flattest, and (apart from Antarctica) the driest. Religion Short Background Indigenous p Literary Theme eoples, known a th c e n tu ry , Aboriginal Aust s In th e la te 1 8 Religiously diverse, Islanders, have ralians and Tor res Strait Australia n w rite rs e x p lo re d th emes diverse cultures , m a te ship, with Christianity traditions. and lik e a b o ri gin a li ty ri a n is m , d e m o c ra c y , European colo egalita being the most 18th century, w nization began in the late natio n al id e n ti ty , m ig ra ti o n, and ith British settle f A u s tralia. practiced religion. e g e o g ra p h y o in 1788. rs arriving the uniqu th e m e s p ers is te d in to the Australia gain These ed independen e n tu ry , w it h th e m e s like the Britain in 1901, ce from 20th c becoming a self e n t, c o n v ic t h e ri ta g e, governing natio - first settlem n within the e x p lo ra tio n , p a s to ra lism, Commonwealth European of Nations. flic t, p a tr io ti sm , a n d war. Rich literary t co n radition, influen indigenous cult ced by ures and Europ influences. ean Clancy of the Overflow A.B (BANJO) PATERSON One of Australia's most cherished poets His 1889 poem "Clancy of the Overflow" is one of his most well-known writings. It tells the one of Clancy, who went droving in Queensland. He was an outstanding Australian poet and novelist He was born on February 17, 1864, in Narrambla, New South Wales. He was raised on a rural property, which impacted his future works. He attended Sydney Grammar School and originally intended to study law before shifting to journalism. Thank you!

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