Post on 13-Jul-2015
WHO AM I?
Dual national Dutch Australian
Lived in NL from 2002-2007
and from 2012-now
Born in Australia, married to a
Dutch man in 2005
Two Dutch Australian children
Social media trainer/teacher
LEARNING GOALS
Geography of Australia: States, Territories and Capitals
Interesting connections and differences between
The Netherlands and Australia
1606 - DUTCH IN AUSTRALIA
On 23 April 1601, Duyfken
sailed from Texal. In 1606, it
charted parts of Australia.
Dutch East India Company
Replica now docked in
Australia, part of 200 year
relationship in 2006
BRISBANE
Capital of Queensland
Hot, tropical weather
Floods in 2011
Population around 2 million
Situated on the Pacific Ocean
SYDNEY
Capital of New South Wales
Population of about 4.8 million
Famous for Opera House and
Harbour Bridge
First place Captain Cook
landed in 1788
MELBOURNE
Capital city of Victoria
Population of around 4.7 million
City “most like Europe”
Situated on Port Phillip Bay
DARWIN
Capital city of Northern
Territory
Population of about 1.2 million
Situated on the Timor Sea
Rebuilt after Japanese Air-raids
in WWII
PERTH
Capital city of Western
Australia
Population of about 2 million
Isolated - a long trip from other
capital cities
Situated on the Indian Ocean
HOBART
Capital city of Tasmania
Population of about 218,000
Tasmania is an island, named
after Dutch explorer Abel
Tasman. First reported
European sighting 24
November 1642.
CANBERRA
Capital city of A.C.T. and of
Australia - seat of government
Population of about 380,000
Located between Sydney and
Melbourne