Nathan+B

Around 20 000 years ago Aboriginal people first moved to Tasmania. Just 8 000 years later they were cut off from Australia because of rising sea levels. Aboriginal people moved a lot so that they never hunted out one area. Before Europeans came to Australia there was between 3 000 and 4 000 Aboriginals all separated into nine clans. In 1642 Abel Tasman first sighted Tasmania and named it Van Diemen’s Land after a Governor-General. The second European sighting of Tasmania was by Marion du Fresne in 1772. Then Tobias Furneaux (1773), James Cook (1777), William Bligh (1788) and J.H.Cox (1789) sighted Tasmania. In 1798-89 George Bass and Matthew Flinders proved that Tasmania was an island by sailing around it. In 1803 Europeans were afraid French would take Tasmania so Philip Gidley King, Governor of NSW, sent out John Bowen to set up a settlement at Risdon Cove. In 1825 Van Diemen’s Land became its own colony and until 1881 Hobart was known as Hobart Town. 
 * __Tasmania __**
 * __History __**
 * __Aboriginal History __** [[image:AboriginalFlag.png width="150" height="99" align="right" caption="Aboriginal Flag"]] 
 * __European History __**

**__Landmarks and Tourist Attractions __** Tasmania has many tourist attractions and beautiful beaches. The Cadbury factory is a well loved tourist attraction with tours running daily. Cadbury is a chocolate company that makes chocolate. Tasmania has a lot of big things like The Big Apple, The Big Coffee Pot, The Big Penguin, The Big Platypus, The Big Spud, The Big Tasmanian Devil and The Big Slide Rule. The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens are a beautiful attraction. The Zoodoo Wildlife Park in tasmania is a great place to go. If you like the bush make sure you go to Cradle Mountain or if you like the wet and and wild go rafting down Franklin River.   <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> **__<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Government and Laws __** <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">Tasmania has twenty-nine local government areas. The lower house of the Tasmanian parliament is called the House of Assembly. In the House of Assembly there are 5 divisions. These divisions are Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons. There are twenty-five members of the House of Assembly with five in each division. Members are elected for a term of up to 4 years. The upper house of Tasmania is called the Legislative Council. It has 15 members and 15 divisions. The divisions are Apsley, Montgomery, Rosevears, Derwent, Murchison, Rowallan, Elwick, Nelson, Rumney, Huon, Paterson, Wellington, Mersey, Pembroke and Windermere. The Governor of Tasmania is Peter Underwood and the Premier is David Bartlett. Native Plants and Animals<span style="font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> __**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">Did you know most animals in Tasmania are nocturnal so they only come out at night. The wombat, walla<span style="font-size: 20pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> by and pademelon are often seen all around Tasmania. Tasmania is home to an endangered bird called the 40 spotted pardalote. Another endangered animal is the Tasmanian devil which is in danger of extinction because of decease. Tasmania is home to 12 birds that are only found in Tasmania. The Tasmanian devil is the unofficial faunal emblem. Tasmania is home to 41 native marine animals. The Tasmanian tiger used to live in the mountains but has now died out. Scientists have put the DNA of a Tasmanian tiger into a rat creating a Tasmanian tiger rat. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">Tasmania is a lovely place to go if you like scenery. Tasmania grows three types of trees grown nowhere else in the world. These trees are Huon, Celery Top and King Billy Pine. Out of the 2 000 native Australian plants 200 are only found in Tasmania. The Tasmanian Blue Gum is the floral emblem of Tasmania. The Tasmanian Blue Gum is one of the bigest trees found in Tasmania.
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">
 * __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">Animals __**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">
 * __<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">Plants __**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">

<span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">The capital city of Tasmania is Hobart. The floral emblem of Tasmania is the Tasmanian Blue Gum and the faunal emblem of Tasmania is the Tasmanian Devil. Tasmania is in the Eastern Standard Time. Tasmania is a fairly cold state. A major industry is the Cadbury factory which runs daily tours. The Tasmanian Flag is a blue flag with the Union Jack in the top left and a lion in a circle to the centre right. The population of Tasmania is 500 000. During winter the average maximum is 12 degrees. In the summer the average maximum is 21 degrees. The highest point in Tasmania is Mount Ossa. The mineral of Tasmania is Crocoite. <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Hobart is at 42.53 degrees S latitude and 147.19 degrees E longitude <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">. The yellow wattle bird is the Tasmanian bird emblem. The water between Tasmania and Victoria is called Bass Strait. Tasmania is 68 000 square kilometres. The average rainfall for Tasmania is about 600mm. <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; msoansilanguage: EN-AU; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">
 * __<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU;">Facts __**<span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Calibri; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msofontkerning: 18.0pt;"> [[image:tasflag.gif width="190" height="95" align="right" caption="Tasmanian Flag"]]

Tasmania is a small state just south of Victoria. To get to Tasmania from Melbourne can you travel by sea on the spirit of Tasmania or take a plane. To travel by plane from Melbourne to Hobart it will take about an hour. If you travel to Tasmania on the spirit of Tasmania (ferry) it will take around 10 hours (bedding supplied). <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Hobart is at 42.53 degrees S latitude and 147.19 degrees E longitude <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">.
 * __ Mapping and Direction<span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msofontkerning: 18.0pt;">[[image:MAP-Tasmania-Geography.jpg width="160" height="188" align="right" caption="Tasmanian Map"]] __**

<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;">Google Images [|http://images.google.com.au/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi] Google [|http://www.google.com.au/] Wikimedia [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page] Answers Corporation [|http://wiki.answers.com/] <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;"> Gott, R 1997, //Tasmania//, Heinemann Library, Port Melbourne.
 * __ References __**