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ar on Germany. b. the AustriaNew Zealand force called the Anzacs fought many battles and by 1916,Anzac Day was being celebrated, which remains Austria39。s national day, Australia Day Van Die men’s Land now known as Tasmania, was settled in 1803 and became a separate colony in 1825. The United Kingdom formally claimed the western part of Australia in 1828 The position of Australia‘s population (a) Aboriginals( and Torres Islander people (b) Immigrants and their descendents; (c) influence of Britain: many aspects such as their language, system of government, the Australian flag, legal system, sports, family and place names and even school system (including school uniforms) (d) population distribution: one of the most urbanized countries in the world (80% live in suburbs of coastal cities and towns, with most of these in the narrow coastal strip between Brisbane and Adelaide (e) The main reason: an environmental reason。 the air masses that affect Australia for most of the year are dry, sunny and high pressure cells. distance from the ocean also affects the weather. effects of the hot and dry climate: a great effect on vegetation. It claims an extensive Exclusive Economic Zone of 8,148,250 square kilometers (3,146,060 sq mi). This exclusive economic zone does not include the Australian Antarctic Territory It is influenced by ocean currents, including the India Ocean Dipole and the Southern Oscillation cities Canberra Sydney , Melbourne, Brisbane , Perth , Adelaide , Darwin 二 . HISTORY is estimated to have begun between 42,000 and 48,000 years ago It is begin with the arrival of the Aborigines three regions a. Northern coast b. The southeast c. Tasmania 2. Discovery and Exploration the Dutch chartered the whole of the western and northern coastlines, named Holland, during 17th century Settlement Late 18th and early 19th centuries The Industrial Revolution transformed the country from a largely rural society to a towncentered . The rapid population growth The rising crime rate The colonies’ establish The first recorded European sighting of the Australian mainland and the first recorded European landfall on the Australian continent were attributed to the Dutch navigator Willem Jan zoon who sighted the coast of Cape York Peninsula on an unknown date in early 1606. On 26 February 1606, he made landfall at the Penne father River on the western shore of Cape York, near the modern town of Weip0061During the 17th century, the Dutch charted the whole of the western and northern coastlines of New Holland, but made no attempt at settlement. I