Australia

Question 1

Basic Facts

Answer 1

Capital: Canberra Area: 7 692 024 km² Population: 23 232 413 State system: Constitutional monarchy Queen: Elizabeth II. Prime Minister: Scott Morrison

Question 2

Political system

Answer 2

A member of the commonwealth and a federal state (compound state)

Question 3

National symbols

Answer 3

Shield with symbols of six Australian states, kangaroo and emu, Seven-pointed Star of the Union, Acacia twigs with leaves and berries

Question 4

Flag

Answer 4

Question 5

The 6 Australian states

Answer 5

Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania

Question 6

Highest Point

Answer 6

Mount Kosciuszko (2228 m) is the highest mountain. It is located in the Snowy Mountains in the state of New South Wales near the border with Victoria.

Question 7

Largest Lake

Answer 7

Lake Eyre (also the lowest natural point in Australia)

Question 8

Rivers

Answer 8

Murray (the largest river in Australia. It forms the border of the states of New South Wales and Victoria and flows through the state of South Australia. It is 2570 km long), Darling (Right tributary of the Murray River. It is 2,740 km long)

Question 9

Biggest City

Answer 9

Sydney (It is the largest and most populous, Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge), Other cities: Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth

Question 10

The Great Barrier Reef

Answer 10

the world’s largest coral reef. It lies quite close to the northeast coast and is more than 2,000 kilometers long.

Question 11

Deserts

Answer 11

18% of the Australian mainland consists of deserts. The largest is the Great Victoria Desert, and the second-largest is the Great Sandy Desert.

Question 12

History: Key Dates

Answer 12

• *1616** - First recorded sighting of Dutch sailor Dirk Hartog
• *17th century** - The Dutch mapped most of the west and north coasts of the country they called New Holland. But they did not try to settle it
• *1770** - Sailing and mapping James Cook along the east coast of Australia, which he named New South Wales. He occupied territory for Great Britain. He first landed in Botany Bay, creating a penal colony
• *1825** - Tasmania becomes a separate colony
• *1836** - Establishment of a separate colony of South Australia (not a penal colony)
• *1851** - Establishment of a separate colony of Victoria
• *1859** - Establishment of Queensland
• *1911** - Establishment of the Northern Territory

Question 13

Uluru

Answer 13

A sandstone monolith that is a religious symbol for Aborigines.

Question 14

Aborigines

Answer 14

The original inhabitants of Australia

Question 15

The Sydney Opera House

Answer 15

Question 16

Australian Animals

Answer 16