Understanding+Australia

Here are some links for Understanding Australia toc

See the Tourism Australia website for great videos, images and info.

=1. Australia and its people=

States and Cities of Australia
Map of Australia (1-3) Take a test!(1) Take another test!(2-3)

Places in Australia
Some photos of Famous Places in Australia(1)

Australian animals
Australian animals(2-3) ABC TV for kids(1) Bonorong Park Living English - A visit to a wildlife park Living English - At the wildlife park [|Video of Bonorong Park]

Aboriginal Australia / Indigenous Peoples
ABC Indigenous Stories of the Dreaming(2-3) The Lore of the Land site (3) Aboriginal Culture (3) [|Burarra Gathering] (1-3) Danaja, a native Australian of the Burarra people, invites you back to his home. Find out more before you visit and then meet up with Danaja and his grandfather in either the wet or dry season. The Indigenous Map of Australia (1-3) Dust echoes - Dreamtime stories (2-3) a series of twelve beautifully animated dreamtime stories from Central Arnhem Land, telling stories of love, loyalty, duty to country and aboriginal custom and law.

The Flags of Australia
The Australian Flag (1-3) The Australian Flag - Official Government Site (2-3) The Australian Flag (2-3) The Aboriginal Flag(1-3) The Aboriginal Flag(2-3) The Torres Strait Islander Flag(1-3) The Torres Strait Islander Flag(2-3)

The Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms Picture (1-3) The Commonwealth Coat of Arms (2-3)

The National Anthem
The Anthem(1-3) Video of Anthem (1-3)

Social Customs in Australia
Australian Social Customs (2-3) Social Life in Australia - Welcome Mate! (3) People, Culture and Lifestyle (3) Australian Customs (2-3)

**Take a quiz**
About Australia Cross-Off (2-3)

=2. Democratic Government in Australia=

Australian Government (links to lots of sites)(1-3)
A Multi-tiered System of Government(3) Three Levels of Government(and take a quiz) (2-3) Representative democracy (1-3) What does a member of Parliament do? (1-3) Parliamentary Education OfficeFact sheets (1-3)

=3. Responsibilities and privileges of Australian citizenship= Why I should become a citizen (2-3) The Australian Citizenship Affirmation - Interactive game (1-3) What's it all about? - Interactive quiz(2-3)

=4. Law and democracy= About democracy and freedom to choose(1-3) About democracy and participation(1-3)

=5. Fact sheets in English and other languages=