Australia- Western Australia
Home of the Kangaroo !
Physical Features
Wolfe Creek Crater- Caused by a Meteorite- Picture-------------------------
The Pinnacles- Yellow, mysterious pieces of rock in the desert
Ningaloo Reef- In the Coral Sea
Horizontal Waterfalls- May not actually fall, but can amaze people
Things to see
Greens Pool- Actually a pool
Kings Park- Good view of Australia
Torndirrup National Park- On the coast
Penguin Island-LITERALLY- Picture--------------------------------------------------
Natural Resources
Lead
Diamonds- Picture -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Gold
Aluminum
Governments
Parliamentary Democracy
Monarchy- Picture ------------------------------------------------------------------------
What do Australians do for fun ?
Definition of Aussie Rules- a fast-paced game like no other, it involves running the ball, punting, receiving, dribbling, and tackling.
It is really addicting
Percentage of Religion in Western Australia
No religion- 31.7 %
Buddhist- 2.5 %
Muslim- 2.2 %
Hindus- 1.3 %
Jews- 0.5 %
Where did the people come from ?
62.9 % were born in Australia
8.9 % in England
3.2 % in New Zealand
1.6 % in South Africa
1.3 % in India
1.2 % in Scotland
Are there Native Tribes ?
What do they do ? They make totems, paint themselves white for festivals, and play songs with a dijeridoo- Definition- A pipe hollowed out by termites with holes, like a flute.