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Australia's land mass is about the same size as the United States, but its population is only about 23 million.
Did you know that Australia's land mass is about the same size as the United States, but its population is only about 23 million? (This is a trick question: If you answered yes, then no, you didn't.) One thing to keep in mind here is that Australia's population density is probably quite different from your own country. Most Australians live in cities; more than 80% of the population lives on the eastern and southeastern coastlines. That would be like if everyone in America lived between Boston and Miami!
The name Australia comes from the Latin word australis, which means southern.
Have
you ever wondered why Australia is called Australia? The name Australia comes
from the Latin word australis, which means southern. It was coined by the great
explorer Captain Cook when he realized this continent was south of Asia. Before
this, Australia had been named “New Holland” by the Dutch and Captain Cook had
meant to call it New South Wales. However, his superiors changed his mind and
christened it with its current name.
Australia has had the same flag since 1901.
The
flag of Australia was designed by a school boy. He won 5 pounds for his
contributions to the design. The British Union Jack is represented on the flag.
The large star in the flag represents a federation of states. A constellation
of seven white stars is also represented on the flag and is symbolic for seven
states.
Over
85% of Australians live in cities and towns along the coast and most people
live within 100 km (60 miles) of the sea.
If
you're from Australia, you know all about this. If not, consider this your
crash course on the geography and population of the land down under. Over 85%
(yes, more than four-fifths) of Australians live in cities and towns along the
coast and most people live within 100 km (60 miles) of the sea. Australia's
land mass is about the same size as the United States, but its population is
only about 23 million—so it makes sense that so much of it would be uninhabited.
Samuel de Champlain, who is known as the father of New France, was born near Brouage in western France on or about August 13, 1567 (some sources say 1574), although no record of his birth survives.
Samuel
de Champlain was a French explorer, cartographer, draftsman, soldier,
geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and
Quebec City on July 3, 1608. Among his many accomplishments were building the
first habitation in North America north of Florida at Port Royal in 1605 and
founding Quebec City in 1608. Champlain is memorialized as the "Father of
New France.
he continued to live in Halifax until his death on December 25, 1718; his tombstone can be seen in St Paul's Churchyard n Halifax.
It's
still a good idea to visit this churchyard on a hillside overlooking Halifax.
The old gravestones are gradually disintegrating and the whole place has an
atmosphere that makes you want to speak in hushed tones. The church with its
clock tower is one of the landmarks of Halifax, which indeed used to be known
as "The Town of Clocks" because there were so many clocks around.
Daniel Defoe visited Halifax in 1724 and wrote in his book A tour through
England and Wales: "I cannot omit one particular at Halifaxe, which is not
only odd but very diverting; it is the number of clocks they keep there, which
I think exceed any town in England.
America's first successful settlement at Jamestown, Virginia was founded by Captain John Smith and 104 other men on May 14, 1607.
Jamestown
was the first British settlement in what is now the United States. Located on
the James River, near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, Jamestown was founded by a
group of 104 adventurers, led by Captain John Smith. The group landed at
Jamestown on May 14, 1607 and quickly established a fort. On September 10,
1608, the colonists chose to move from the fort to a nearby location where they
could establish permanent dwellings and conduct farming operations. Some native
groups saw this as an invasion and attacked Jamestown in 1609. The following
winter became known as "the starving time," when food supplies ran
out and many colonists died from disease or starvation. A new governor, Lord De
la Warr (Thomas West), arrived at Jamestown with provisions for the settlers in
June 1610. He also took control of governance of the colony from its leaders
who were members of Virginia Company of London, who had financed the settlement
efforts in Virginia through stock sales to investors who would share in any profits
realized through gold mining or other commercial activities conducted by
Virginia Company's employees living in America. When these efforts failed to
produce significant revenues, England's King James I revoked Virginia Company's
charter and took direct authority over Jamestown as a royal colony under his
rule. King James I also ordered that additional settlers be sent to Virginia to
help make it financially viable for England as well as provide more settlers
for producing tobacco crops which were beginning to be profitable ventures
there during this period.
Jamestown was Britain's first colony in North America and became one of the most important settlements in American history.
When
you're teaching a course on Jamestown, you can't just say something like
"the first English colony in North America" and expect the
information to sink into students' heads. You need to provide an engaging story
that focuses on what a striking figure John Smith was and how he went from
being a virgin at age 16 to burning his ships and joining forces with the
pirates.
As part of this narrative, it's also important to show how Smith's pirate career gave him such an edge in finding gold in the Jamestown valley; yeah, Virginia won't have any gold deposits, but look at this guy! He was fighting for his life! The fact that Smith later became an author is also not insignificant: you can bet there were other survivors who were keeping journals or writing letters home back when they were living through all these wonderful adventures.
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