Astralia Flashcards
______ is the smallest and only single-nation continent in the world.
Australia
Australia is located entirely_____ of the equator.
South
_______ is Australia’s National anthem.
Advance Australia Fair
Australia’s National holiday is________.
Australia Day
True or False - The ruler of Great Britain is the official head of state in Australia.
True
True or False - The majority of the continent of Australia is Tropical Savanna
False
True or False - Because Australia is an island, its climate is more unstable than other continents
False
True or False - Australia experiences droughts, floods, and cyclones each year
True
Australia has __ States and they are:
6; New South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Queensland
Australia has __ territories and they are:
2; Australia Capital Territory and the Northern Territory
____ was Australia’s first major industry
Agriculture
Australia is the worlds largest producer of ______
Wool
During __________, Australia was cut off from Britain and how to produce many of its own manufactured goods.
World War 1
Australia’s most famous native animal is the _____
Kangaroo
True or False - Australia has limited mineral resources
False
True or False - Australia is the world’s largest exporter of gold
False
True or False - In 1872, Bernard Otto Holtermann found a 630 pound mass of gold in New South Wales
True
True or False - When Europeans settled in Australia, they brought many species of animals that overpopulated and endangered Australia’s ecology and Native species of animals.
True
Australia is home to the world’s only egg-laying mammals, the __________ and the ______________.
Duck-billed platypus, echidna
Australia’s marsupials include the following 5 marsupials:
Kangaroo, Bandicoots, koalas, wombats, and Tasmanian devils
Australia’s interior region is called the______.
Outback
The _________Is one of Australia’s most important trees and is used for making paper products, medicines, and soaps.
Eucalyptus
The first people to live in what is now Australia were the ________ who arrived over 40,000 years ago.
Aborigines
Australia was officially adopted as the name of the continent in ______
1817
True or False - About 50% of Australia’s land is suitable for growing crops.
False
True or False - James Cook landed in Australia in 1770 and claimed the land for Britain.
True
True or False - Many of the first settlers for British prisoners placed in work camps or prisons
True
True or False - Dutch os the official language of Australia.
False
Today, Aborigines account for ____ % of Australia’s population.
2.5
A ___________ is a carved item, usually made of wood, which returns to its starting point with thrown correctly.
Boomerang
The discovery of ________ in 1851 spurred an increase in Australia’s population.
Gold
In 1973 _____, a policy that limited the immigration of non-whites, was discarded
Whites Australia
In 2000, Australia serves as the host for the________, held in Sydney.
Summer Olympics
__________ Was founded in 1836 it was named for the wife of King William the 4th of England.
Adelaide
True or False - Dirk Hartog was the first European to have Reached Australia.
True
True or False - Melbourne, the capital of New South Wales, is the largest and oldest city in Australia.
False
True or False - Canberra became Australia’s national capital in 1927.
True
True or False - The largest and most populated Australian island is Cartier Island.
False
In 1787, 11 ships carrying ________ passengers, including ________ convicts, sailed from England to Australia.
1,450; 736
on January 1st, 1901, the___________________ was established, getting power to a publicly elected legislature although the British monarch was the symbol ru was established, giving power to a publicly elected legislature although the British monarch was the symbol ruler of the land.
Commonwealth of Australia
__________ and ____________ are the two Australian cities that begin as settlements for the convicts.
Brisbane, Sydney
The Japanese occupied______________________ during World War II.
Christmas island