Australia: The land and people

Duration: 20

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1985

Creator: NELSON KEN

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Describes the geography of Australia and compares it with the United States. Discusses early lifestyles of Aborigines and the first settlers, convicts from England. Introduces many of Australia's social "firsts" - voting rights for women, forty-hour work week, pensions for elderly, and so forth. Stresses it is a new society rapidly growing., Shows the continent's climate and major economic activities in relation to its position as 'THE LAND DOWN UNDER' and to its huge size and small population.

Complete Record: Describes the geography of Australia and compares it with the United States. Discusses early lifestyles of Aborigines and the first settlers, convicts from England. Introduces many of Australia's social "firsts" - voting rights for women, forty-hour work week, pensions for elderly, and so forth. Stresses it is a new society rapidly growing., Shows the continent's climate and major economic activities in relation to its position as 'THE LAND DOWN UNDER' and to its huge size and small population.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.