29.2. According to the text which of the following is true?

1. The dominant color of the booming metropolis is

1. green

2. yellow

3. brown

4. black

2. From any high point in the city you can see

   1. a network of houses, roads, shopping centers and office blocks

   2. large areas of protected bushland

   3. countless industrial sites

   4. historic defence installations

3. There is a large network of

1. 200 protected areas

2. 100 protected areas

3. 500 protected areas

4. From any high point in the city you’ll see

1. distant Blue Mountains

2. large areas of protected bushland

3. the Sydney Harbour

5. NSW Parks include

   1. the World Heritage-listed rainforests of the north coast

   2. the red desert landscapes of the far west

   3. the fragile alpine herbfields of the Snowy Mountains

29.3. Give the reasons for :

1. existence of conservation groups and their efforts to protect Sydney’s environmental wealth

2. existence of Sydney’s national parks

29.4. According to the text which two of the following statements are wrong? Find them.

1. Sydney’s environmental wealth is an accident.

2. The area of Sydney is one of the largest city areas in the world.

3. Sydney’s parks give Sydneysiders a chance to relax and enjoy themselves.

4. Since the creation of RNP the number of Sydney’s parks and reserves has remained the same.

5. There is a large network of parks in NSW.

29.5. Match the words and expressions from the text with their definitions:

The population of a city or a town To occupy a territory Situated at some distance from a place A number of objects situated in a certain way and connected with each other Nature reserves protected by the government An area where the natural habitat is preserved A rich variety of plant and animal species Groups of volunteers who aim at preserving the environment A resident of Sydney Rare things inherited from the times when Australia was a British colony To feel the atmosphere

to get into the spirit relics residents a network protected bush land to cover wilderness area environmental wealth natural diversity distant a Sydneysider conservation groups

Unit 30. Задания по теме «австралия»