Aboriginal

There are now only about 250,000 Aboriginal Australians,

Aborigine

The Aborigines have lived in Australia for about 50,000 years.

Agriculture

Agriculture involves growing crops and raising animals,

announcement

All the announcements in the railway station were in English.

brochure

The holiday brochure had beautiful photos of Australia.

Brown bears

Brown bears and grizzly bears live in the Rocky Mountains,

caribou

Well-known Canadian animals include the polar bear, moose and caribou.

central

The typical climate of central Canada is short hot summers and long cold winters.

coastal

On the eastern coastal areas of Australia the beaches are beautiful.

considerably

The high temperatures drop considerably at night and it can get very cold.

coral reef

The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef over 2000 km long.

currency

The official language is English and the currency is the Australian dollar.

cyclone

There are often severe storms called cyclones on the north-east and north-west coasts.

dollar

The official language is English and the currency is the Australian dollar.

Droughts

Droughts are common - more than 33% of the country has less than 26mm of rain a year.

effort

The government is making major efforts to preserve the Aboriginal culture.

elk

The Rocky Mountains are home to large deer called elks.

emu

The emu is a well-known Australian bird that has long legs and cannot fly.

falls

Niagara Falls are the largest falls in the world.

grassland

On the eastern coastal plains of Australia there are areas of grasslands.

grizzly bear

Brown bears and grizzly bears live in the Rocky Mountains,

hurricane

There are often severe storms called hurricanes on the north-east and north-west coasts.

industry

Tourism is an important industry in Australia.

interior

The Australian interior has a continental climate because it's a long way from the sea.

kangaroo

Well known Australian animals include the kangaroo and the koala.

koala

Well known Australian animals include the kangaroo and the koala.

kookaburra

The "laughing" kookaburra is a well-known Australian bird.

landbouw

landbouw

Aboriginal

Aboriginal

Aboriginal

Aboriginal

bruine beer

bruine beer

brochure / gids

brochure / gids

mededeling

mededeling

kust-

kust-

midden- / centraal-

midden- / centraal-

kariboe

kariboe

munteenheid

munteenheid

koraalrif

koraalrif

aanzienlijk

aanzienlijk

droogte

droogte

dollar

dollar

cycloon

cycloon

emoe

emoe

eland

eland

moeite

moeite

grizzlybeer

grizzlybeer

weidegrond

weidegrond

waterval

waterval

binnenland

binnenland

industrie

industrie

orkaan

orkaan

lachende hans / kookaburra

lachende hans / kookaburra

koala

koala

kangoeroe

kangoeroe

minus

Average temperatures in Ottawa are minus 6 to minus 15 degrees Celsius in January.

monsoon

There are often heavy rains called monsoons in the tropical north.

moose

Well-known Canadian animals include the polar bear, moose and caribou.

musical

They're a very musical family – they all sing and play the piano and the guitar.

Native

Native Canadians have lived in Canada for at least 10,000 years.

notice

All the notices in the railway station were written in English.

official

The official language is English and the currency is the Australian dollar.

outback

Australia is famous for its outback – the hot dry land in the centre.

plain

A plain is a large flat area of land.

platypus

Well-known Australian animals include the kangaroo, koala and platypus.

polar bear

Well-known Canadian animals include the polar bear, moose and caribou.

prairie

West-central Canada is mostly prairie grassland.

preserve

The government is making major efforts to preserve the Aboriginal culture.

rainforest

The tropical rainforests in the north have a huge variety of birds.

semi-desert

About two-thirds of Australia is rocky desert or semi-desert.

Snow

Snow is frozen water that falls from the sky.

Spider

Spiders are insects with eight legs.

structure

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure in the world.

sunshine

It was a beautiful, warm day with lots of sunshine.

tropical

The tropical rainforests in the north have a huge variety of birds.

tundra

There is a lot of frozen land called tundra in the north of Canada.

variety

The tropical rainforests in the north have a huge variety of birds.

eland

eland

moesson

moesson

min

min

mededeling / bordje

mededeling / bordje

inheems

inheems

muzikaal

muzikaal

vlakte

vlakte

woestijn / "outback"

woestijn / "outback"

officieel / voer-

officieel / voer-

prairie

prairie

ijsbeer

ijsbeer

vogelbekdier

vogelbekdier

halfwoestijn

halfwoestijn

regenwoud

regenwoud

behouden

behouden

structuur

structuur

spin

spin

sneeuw

sneeuw

toendra

toendra

tropisch

tropisch

zonneschijn

zonneschijn

variatie

variatie