8th+Geography

What is the area of your country?
**7 692 024 Square kilometers**

What is its population?
21,180,632

What are its major cities? (list at least five)
** Melbourne ** Australia's second-largest city, Melbourne's appeal is in its relaxed lifestyle, rather than a concentration of sights. It's a place to sit and enjoy a coffee or stroll in a park instead of traipsing around numerous museums and tourist attractions.

** Alice Spring ** The town has embraced tourism Wholeheartedly and although the continuing improvements of the on-site Ayers Rock Resort have affected trade; Alice still seems set to succeed, primarily because both the town and surrounding area have much to offer, even without the obligatory visit to Ayers Rock.

** Canberra ** Canberra is a more pleasant place than it's usually given credit for, with lost of open spaces, parks and gardens, separating various attractions The National Gallery and National Library. Within a short distance are forest and bush land and unspoiled wilderness in the Namagdi National Park.


 * Sydney**

**Brisbane**, one of the major business hubs in Australia, is the state capital of Queensland. Blue-collar industries include metalworking, paper milling and petroleum refining, and white-collar ones include financial services, public sector administration and information technology. It's regarded as being a particularly multicultural city, with over 20% of people living there being orn overseas (South Africa, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom being the primary contributors)..

**Perth** is seen the center for government and business for the entire western side of Australia. It has a growth rate consistently above the national average and this has seen it develop into the fourth biggest city in Australia. British-born residents are plentiful there, and it's also been a particularly popular destination for South African and Chinese immigrants. Manufacturing aside (due to its substantial distance from other populous Australian cities), a wealth of business opportunities are on offe

What are its major geographical formations?
**Ayers Rock**. There's also the **Great Barrier Reef**-located of the eastern coast and made mostly of coral, it's the largest living structure in the world. The **Blue Mountains** in southeast Australia are abundant in eucalyptus trees. The famous "outback" refers to the mostly desert interior of the country. Of all the world's contintent's, Australia has some of the 'oldest' rocks known over 3.8 billion years old and includes rock types from all geological time periods in Earth's history.

Name at least 5: mountains, rivers, other bodies of water, etc.


What oceans or other countries border your country?
To the west is the Indian Ocean and to the east is the Pacific Ocean. South of Tasmania is the Southern Ocean. North of Australia are the Timor and Arafura seas, to the southeast is the Tasman Sea, and to the northeast is the Coral Sea.

What are your country's major products for export? (at least three)
woo,l Coal, iron ore, natural gas, Uranium, aluminium.

What are your country's greatest natural resources? (at least three)
Minerals,Coal,Natural gas,**[|uranium],Nuclear power,lead**

What form of government exists in your country?
The **[|Commonwealth of Australia]** is a [|federal] [|constitutional monarchy] under a [|parliamentary democracy]. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 as a result of an agreement among six self-governing British colonies, which became the six states. The terms of this agreement are embodied in the [|Australian Constitution], which was drawn up at a [|Constitutional Convention] and ratified by the people of the colonies at [|referenda]. The structure of the Australian Government may be examined in light of two distinct concepts, namely [|federalism] and the [|separation of powers] into legislative, executive and judiciary branches of government. Separation of powers is implied from the structure of the Constitution which breaks down the branches of government into separate chapters.

Are there indigenous people in your country? Name the principal groups.
Indigenous Australians are distinguished as either [|Aboriginal people] or [|Torres Strait Islanders], who currently together make up about 2.6% of Australia's population.

What languages are spoken in your country? Name them.
**English, Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic** are other languages spoken on a regular basis in Australia

You are to find at least three interesting places to visit in your country of destination that have to do with culture
Ayers Rock, Outback, Alice Springs.

What season is it at your destination? What is the weather like?
Autumn is the best time to go to south Australia, May to October is the best to go to the northern region.Western Australia enjoys moderate climate through out the year

Find out about two sports at your destination, one spectator sport, and one travelers could participate in..
Rugby is the populist sport, Travelers may

Where would they need to go? Who/what would they see?
Tourist should go to the sydney beaches. Also the the Corral Reef. There are tons of people that they could meet such as __[|Banks, Sir Joseph]__ **a Naturalist, explorer.**

Are there products that are unique to this destination that the group could buy?
vegimate is only sold in Australia

How much does a round-trip, coach-class air ticket cost from your nearest international airport to the country of destination (use country's capital city as a landing place)?
1,282,00$$

Explain.
becuase the offer ends in 25 days.

What is the one-way flight time for where you live to this country?
15 hours and 15 minute.

Based on this information, could you travel to this destination for a short stay (3-4 days), or would you recommend a stay of a week or longer? Why?
I would recommend staying for a week becuase its longer and the ticket still wont expire.

How much can you expect to spend each day on room and food (at a moderate hotel)? Is this expensive, cheap, or the same as American standards compared to a hotel in your area?
265US hotel, average cost for food in US dollars is about 25$ per meal. ====What season is it in the country of your destination? What is the weather like there now? (On a separate page, create a "I recommend you bring…" packing list for fellow travelers based on this information.)====

right now it is Spring. The weather is cool breezes. I recommend you bring snglasses, bug spray, sweater, sunscreen, etc.

__Crime:___
3 major crimes in Australia such as:

** Convicts **
// **Bushrangers of Australia Riots in Australia** //

Terrorism:
Terriost Attack  The leaking of details of today's massive counter-terrorism operation that led to the arrest of four men and claims of a planned suicide attack on an Australian army base, is now subject to an investigation by Victoria's Office of Police Integrity (OPI). The OPI has already started an immediate investigation into possible misconduct by law enforcement officers regarding the alleged leak of sensitive information over the terror raids. A dramatic sweep across Melbourne early today has allegedly foiled the most serious terrorist attack on Australian soil in the nation’s history, the Australian Federal Police chief says.

List the items that you will definitely need to pack based on this information. (E.g. bug spray, water tablets, etc.)
System. || Mapping things, Finding Places, || and has information that other maps may not. || Groups such as Sailors use this map. ||
 * ~ tools used in geography ||~ Definition of tool ||~ How is this tool used ||
 * 1. GIS || Geographical Information
 * 2. Special Purpose map || A map used for special uses
 * 3. Remote Sensing || Probes the earth and other planets || . Images are analyzed through light spectrums for different purposes. ||