SydneyBy: Umme Tasneem

OVERVIEW!

SYDNEYMAP

GEOGRAPHIC FEATUREECONOMY

CULTURE AND CUSTOMSTOURIST ATTRACTIONS

PLACES TO STAYTRANSPORTATION

AUSTRALIAAUSTRALIA DAY!BIBLIOGRAPHY

SYDNEY!

State capitol of New South Wales The most populous city in

Australia with a population of 4.576 million people

English, Arabic, Cantonese, Mandarin, Greek and Vietnamese are the main languages of Sydney

7th largest percentage of foreign-born individuals in the world

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Area of 12,367 square km with a population density of 380/km square!

GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE

Weather:› Temperature

Summer average: 22 Celsius Winter average- 13 Celsius

› Rainfall

Average rainfall/year- 1012mm

› Seasons***Completely reversed from the northern hemisphere***

Summer- December to FebruaryWinter- June to August

**Visit anytime of the year but summer would be the best choice!**

Geology:› Mostly Triassic rocks› Sydney Basin sits on the west coast of Australia › The Sydney Basin bioregion includes coastal

landscapes of cliffs, beaches and etc.

Topography: › Sydney lies over 2 regions: Cumberland plains &

The Hornsby Plateau › Sydney’s urban area is in a coastal basin › The north has hilly topography and Harbour

Bridge linked the city with the North shore!

ECONOMY

Sydney has the world’s second highest earning

Sydney provides 25% of the countries total GDP

Leading tourist destination in Australia Of the 10 largest corporation by revenue

in Australia, 4 are located in Sydney Received 7.8 million domestic visitors and

2.5 million international visitors in 2004 Was ranked as the 7th in terms of net

earning by UBS

CULTURE AND CUSTOMS

The Sydney opera house is considered to be a thriving hub of art, culture and history

Just like Toronto, Sydney is a multicultural community

Some events includes Sydney Festival Sydney Film festival

Cricket is the most popular summer sport in Sydney

TOURISTS ATTRACTIONS

Opera House› Was designed by

Jørn Utzon› Cost $AU

102,000,000 to build› 185 metres long and

120 metres wide› conducts 3000

events each year and provides guided tours to 200,000 people each year

Harbour Bridge› Construction started

July 28th, 1923 › Opened in March

19th, 1932› 1149 meters long

and worlds largest steel arc bridge

› Since 1998, tourists have been able to climb to the top of the bridge.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Bondi Beach

› A popular beach surrounding the suburbs in Sydney

› 1 km long› Numerous festivals and

events such as the annual Miss Bondi beauty pageant have made Bondi Beach a popular destination among travellers

Sydney Tower› Construction started in

1975 and completed in 1981

› Tallest tower in Sydney and 2nd tallest in Australia with a height of 305 m

› The SKYWALK experience was constructed at the top of Sydney Tower in 2005 at a cost of almost $4 million

PLACES TO STAY Hotel:

› ADGE Apartment Hotel- 222 Riley Street|Surry Hills, Sydney

Apartment:› Meriton

Serviced Apartments Campbell Street- 10 Campbell Street | (corner of George Street), Sydney

Flight from Toronto!

Pearson airport› Air Canada (Direct) › Delta (Direct)› Cathay Pacific

(Indirect) › Emirates (Indirect)

Sydney airport› Air Canada

(Indirect)› Delta (Indirect)› China Southern

+Air New Zealand (Indirect)

The flight from Toronto to Sydney or Sydney to Toronto can be very long due to the long distance between the countries… With 1-2 stops between the journey is referred as “Indirect” and non-stop journey is referred as “Direct”

*** The journey is about 22-25 hours***

AUSTRALIA

Australia- A very developed country with a HDI ranking of 0.962!!! Capitol city Canberra and largest city Sydney English is the Official language of Australia Dialing code is +61 Has an area of 7,692,024 square km Currency- Australian dollar (AUD)

Country Ranking

Iceland 0.968

Norway 0.968

Australia 0.962

Canada 0.961

Ireland 0.959

AUSTRALIA DAY!

JANUARY 26TH !!!!!!!

BIBLIOGRAPHY

www.sydney.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/

australian-story/sydney-opera-house http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/sydn

ey/sydney-tower/9416/

http://www.whichbudget.com/routes/YYZSYD/cheap-flights-from-toronto-pearson-to-sydney.html

http://www.sydneyairport.com.au/

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