Education
Religion
Each State and Territory is responsible for funding and regulates the public and private schools.
- The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) ranked Australia on a world wide scale
- 6th for Reading
- 8th for Science
- 13th for mathematics
- $489 million was spent on education in 2009
- 20.4% of the population is enrolled
Foods
Australia's main religion as of right now is Christianity.
In 2011,
- Protestant 33.3%
- Roman Catholic 25.3%
- No Religion 22.3%
- Undeclared 9.4%
- Eastern Orthodox 2.6%
- Buddhism 2.5%
- Islam 2.2%
- Hinduism 1.3%
- Other Religions 1.2%
Barbequed Snags
- Good for a family and friends get together
- From the traditional pork and beef
Pavlova
- Made in honor of Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova (When she visited in 1920)
- Popular Meringue based dessert with a crisp crust and soft inside
- Whip cream on top along with some fresh fruit
- Made specifically for celebrations
Tourist Attractions
Fun Facts
Australia
- sixth largest country in the world
- third largest ocean territory in the world
- The Wattle was adopted as the national floral emblem in 1912
- Second country to give Women the right to vote in 1902
- Has the highest rate of gambling
- Most obese country in the world as of 2012
- 1.35 Trillion bottles of wine are from Australia
- Australians refer to English people as Pome which means prisoners of mother England
Cultural Norms
Australia is a place to relax and find an inner peace you never thought would have existed. If you like city life Australia has that; and if you enjoy the soothing sounds of ocean waves and silence Australia has that. Australia is a place where all your worries are able to wash away and you can focus on yourself and your family. A great vacation spot to see real life Kangaroos and other wild life. The tourist attractions are breath taking and the people are just as great.
- Not very formal so greetings are casual and relaxed
- Many invitations to a persons home is for a "Barbie" (Barbeque)
- Fork in left hand and knife in right hand
- When you're finished eating lay your silverware parallel on your plate
- Small talk is kept to a minimum
- Women are expected to wear a smart dress or a business suit to the office
- Men are expected to wear dark colored business suits
- Government
- Religion
- Education
- Foods
- Cultural Norms
- Tourist Attractions
- Fun facts
- Maps
Government
- Formal name is the commonwealth of Australia
- Constitutional monarchy is the form of government
- Powers and Procedures are defined by a written constitution
- Monarchy because the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II
Maps
Amanda Nguyen
World Geography
Australia
Period One
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