Astralia Flashcards

1
Q

______ is the smallest and only single-nation continent in the world.

A

Australia

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2
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Australia is located entirely_____ of the equator.

A

South

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3
Q

_______ is Australia’s National anthem.

A

Advance Australia Fair

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4
Q

Australia’s National holiday is________.

A

Australia Day

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5
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True or False - The ruler of Great Britain is the official head of state in Australia.

A

True

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6
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True or False - The majority of the continent of Australia is Tropical Savanna

A

False

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7
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True or False - Because Australia is an island, its climate is more unstable than other continents

A

False

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8
Q

True or False - Australia experiences droughts, floods, and cyclones each year

A

True

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9
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Australia has __ States and they are:

A

6; New South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia, and Queensland

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10
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Australia has __ territories and they are:

A

2; Australia Capital Territory and the Northern Territory

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11
Q

____ was Australia’s first major industry

A

Agriculture

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12
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Australia is the worlds largest producer of ______

A

Wool

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13
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During __________, Australia was cut off from Britain and how to produce many of its own manufactured goods.

A

World War 1

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14
Q

Australia’s most famous native animal is the _____

A

Kangaroo

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15
Q

True or False - Australia has limited mineral resources

A

False

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16
Q

True or False - Australia is the world’s largest exporter of gold

A

False

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17
Q

True or False - In 1872, Bernard Otto Holtermann found a 630 pound mass of gold in New South Wales

18
Q

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.

19
Q

Australia is home to the world’s only egg-laying mammals, the __________ and the ______________.

A

Duck-billed platypus, echidna

20
Q

Australia’s marsupials include the following 5 marsupials:

A

Kangaroo, Bandicoots, koalas, wombats, and Tasmanian devils

21
Q

Australia’s interior region is called the______.

22
Q

The _________Is one of Australia’s most important trees and is used for making paper products, medicines, and soaps.

A

Eucalyptus

23
Q

The first people to live in what is now Australia were the ________ who arrived over 40,000 years ago.

A

Aborigines

24
Q

Australia was officially adopted as the name of the continent in ______

25
Q

True or False - About 50% of Australia’s land is suitable for growing crops.

26
Q

True or False - James Cook landed in Australia in 1770 and claimed the land for Britain.

27
Q

True or False - Many of the first settlers for British prisoners placed in work camps or prisons

28
Q

True or False - Dutch os the official language of Australia.

29
Q

Today, Aborigines account for ____ % of Australia’s population.

30
Q

A ___________ is a carved item, usually made of wood, which returns to its starting point with thrown correctly.

31
Q

The discovery of ________ in 1851 spurred an increase in Australia’s population.

32
Q

In 1973 _____, a policy that limited the immigration of non-whites, was discarded

A

Whites Australia

33
Q

In 2000, Australia serves as the host for the________, held in Sydney.

A

Summer Olympics

34
Q

__________ Was founded in 1836 it was named for the wife of King William the 4th of England.

35
Q

True or False - Dirk Hartog was the first European to have Reached Australia.

36
Q

True or False - Melbourne, the capital of New South Wales, is the largest and oldest city in Australia.

37
Q

True or False - Canberra became Australia’s national capital in 1927.

38
Q

True or False - The largest and most populated Australian island is Cartier Island.

39
Q

In 1787, 11 ships carrying ________ passengers, including ________ convicts, sailed from England to Australia.

A

1,450; 736

40
Q

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.

A

Commonwealth of Australia

41
Q

__________ and ____________ are the two Australian cities that begin as settlements for the convicts.

A

Brisbane, Sydney

42
Q

The Japanese occupied______________________ during World War II.

A

Christmas island