Unit_15_澳大利亚Australia the Land and the People of the Dreaming课件精品.ppt

Australia Amazing 叹为观止 Unexpected 超乎想象 Stylish 时尚之巅 Tempting 诱人魅力 Relaxing 悠然一刻 Adventurous 体验极限 Liberating 自由自在 Inspiring 灵感无限 Attractive 梦萦魂牵 Focal Points 一、本单元重点内容 1. The natural environment of Australia　(澳大利亚的自然环境) 2. Distinctive features of the land? (这片土地的特征) 3. Distinctive animals of the land　(这片土地上独特的动物) 4. The indigenous peoples　(原著民) 5. Dreaming and Dreamtime　(“梦创信仰”和“梦创时代”) 6. The concept of Terra Nullius (“无人拥有的土地”的概念) 7. Impact of colonization on the indigenous peoples (殖民化对原著民的冲击) 8. Policies of segregation and assimilation　(种族隔离政策和同化政策) The Land Land area: approximately 7,750,000 sq km Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast The land Location: between equatorial South East Asia and the Antarctic Territory: The largest island and the smallest continent The country also includes Tasmania(塔斯马尼亚岛), an island just to the south, the Torres Straits Islands (托雷斯海峡岛屿) off the northern coast of the mainland and a small number of islands in the Pacific and the Indian Oceans Geographically isolated? The Land Distinctive features of the land the Great Dividing Range (大分水岭) the Great Barrier Reef(大堡礁) Uluru (Ayes Rock)乌卢鲁（即澳州艾尔斯岩，世界最大的单体巨石） (澳大利亚中部一块在平坦的沙漠中天然形成的红色花岗岩巨石) — Located in the flat desert of the center of Australia, it is the largest monolith (独块巨石)in the world. It is a holy place for the Aboriginal people living around it. It is also called Ayers Rock by white settlers. The Gold Coast黄金海岸 Distinctive animals of the land Australia’s distinctive flora and fauna evolved through its long period as an island continent (澳大利亚独特的动植物群是由其大陆岛的地理特征逐渐演变形成的)。Animals unique to the continent include: the platypus(鸭嘴兽), kangaroo (袋鼠), koala(树袋熊) and wombat(毛鼻袋鼠)。 Official name: The Commonwealth of Australia National Day: January 26th On January 26th, 1788，the British co