Geography Australia is both the smallest and oldest continent in the world‚ and it is the only country that is also a continent. [1] It is an island located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific‚ just south of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. At 2‚941‚299 square miles‚ Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world and only about 150‚000 square miles (about the size of Montana) smaller than the continental United States. Its interior land is a flat and sparsely populated desert
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great outback! Hey mate! Ever wanted to take an adventurous trip somewhere‚ but you’re not sure where? Well Australia would be the perfect place to start! Three reasons why Australia should be the first place you visit are for starters‚ the amazing scenery and beauty of the country‚ Secondly the exquisite variety of food‚ and lastly‚ the unique culture. Australia has one of the most breath taking sceneries in the world‚ all the way from the Great Barrier Reef to the city of Melbourne
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Pizza Hut in Australia Operations As we sitting down to dinner eating pizza from Pizza Hut and watching television‚ we see an ad for Australia and there eating habits. We wonder if Pizza Hut operates in Australia. Indeed‚ we found out that Pizza Hut is a successful franchise in Australia and counts “around 325 stores” (Our Story‚ 2008)In order to understand Pizza Hut’s success story in Australia‚ we are going to compare how Pizza Hut operates in Australia compare to the United
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supporting their life of imprisonment.” `AN EYE FOR AN EYE WILL MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD BLIND; the famous quote spoken Mahatma Gandhi- the quote used countless timesby appeasers of the death penalty: The same death penalty that has not been used in Australia since 1967- which was then abolished by the federal government in 1973. Death penalty appeasers will argue that “The death penalty violates the right to life. It is cruel‚ inhuman and degrading punishment.”* This may be true‚ but aren’t the crimes
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eventually turn into a organization that consist of certain rules and agreements that usually countries can’t argue about due to the sophisticated relations between these countries. An example of political link between countries is the relationship that Australia and America have. Examples of international organizations that involve a huge number of countries: United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU). Countries that tend to establish political links usually look for countries that they share common grounds
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In 1945‚ Australia was a very different country to what we see today. The country was effectively monocultural‚ monoreligious and monoethnic. It is obvious that Australia is predominately a Christian country as 61.1% of the population is Christian. The profile of Australia’s religious affiliations has been reshaped with help of immigration over subsequent decades. The most significant reason for the increase in the diversity of religious characters in Australia is the result of immigration. Denominational
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TWO contemporary influences that influence the availability of foods currently on offer in Australia in 2014. (15 marks) The availability of foods currently on offer in Australia is influenced by numerous factors including; Technology The Economy The political situation of the country Government Economical and Political influences‚ influence the availability of food currently on offer in Australia significantly and will be explored in more detail. Economy is the financial system of a country
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Earthquakes in Australia Australia is a very lucky country that suffers very few earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. Earthquakes are caused by converging plates (usually subducting)‚ and there a 4 different types of waves in two categories; firstly there is Body waves which are broken into primary and secondary waves (these travel through the earth) Surface waves travel through only the crust and are called Love and Rayleigh. These Waves (the earthquakes) are measured by a seismograph/ a device that
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Comparison of Ethnic Stratification in Australia and the United States Tiffani Gibson SOC308: Racial & Ethnic Groups Dr. J Kipp September 1‚ 2014 Comparison of Ethnic Stratification in Australia and the United States Australia is a large continent located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. Its climate is generally dry to semi dry‚ with a temperate climate in the south and east‚ and a tropical climate in the north. The terrain is mostly low plateaus with
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mass migrations of many Vietnamese people to Australia. According to Ashley Carruthers (2008)‚ the only Vietnamese to previously arrive in Australia were generally tertiary students‚ wives of Australian soldiers or orphans from the war. Following the 1975 surrender of South Vietnam however‚ the Vietnamese were forced to flee their homes in a desperate attempt to escape the newly-communist rule of the North. Due to the economic prosperity of Australia and the close ties it had with South Vietnam‚
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