Australia And New Zealand Vocab Flashcards
Largest country in the South Pacific
Australia
Has nearly 20 times more livestock than people
New Zealand
Formed from skeletons of tiny sea animals
Coral
Area that contains thousands of islands
Oceania
Famous natural wonder in Australia
The Great Barrier reef
Large city in Australia
Sydney
A shallow pool of clear water
Lagoon
Australias earliest people
Aborigines
Type of Australian native animal
Marsupial
Violent storm in the Pacific Ocean
Typhoon
Major port in Australia
Melbourne
Australian English
Strine
Self governing country with a larger empire
Dominion
Indigenous people of New Zealand
Maori
Port city in New Zealand
Auckland
Throwing stick used for hunting
Boomerang
A dependent area placed in a foreign country under contemporary control
Trust territory
Family group
Clan
The raising of plants and fruits on small plots of land
Horticulture