Australia & New Zealand Flashcards

1
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called land down under

A

australia

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2
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bear like creature that lives in eucalyptus trees

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koalas

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3
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mammal with webbed feet and duck like bill

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platypus

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4
Q

population of aus

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21 million

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5
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principle cities on aus west shore

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perth and fremantle

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6
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1200 mile strech of coral thats accessed from cairns

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great barrier reef

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7
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beach resort area, north of brisbane

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sunshine coast

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8
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miami like beach, bigger than sunshine

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gold coast

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9
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largest and liveliest city in aus

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sydney

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10
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aus’s capital

A

canberra

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11
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3 destinations in southeast aus

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melbourne, adelaide, tasmania

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12
Q

bleak, desolate brush and desert

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bush and the outback

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13
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frontier town thats a showcase for the culture and art of aus original dwellers

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alice springs

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14
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aus’s original dwellers

A

aborigines

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15
Q

massiver red stone thats best seen in crimson light

A

uluru

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16
Q

other name of uluru

A

ayers rock

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17
Q

port on aus’s north coast

A

darwin

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18
Q

here we can see ancient cave paintings and wide wildlife

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kakadu ntnl park

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19
Q

nz’s largest city

A

auckland

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20
Q

center of maori culture and powerful steaming geysers

A

rotorua

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21
Q

nz’s cosmopolitan capital

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wellington

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22
Q

3 gateway cities of aus

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brisbane (BNE) sydney (SYD) melbourne (MEL)

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23
Q

nz usually land at

A

auckland (AL) christchurch (CHC)

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24
Q

flag carrier of aus

A

australia’s qantas

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25
Q

flag carrier of nz

A

air nz

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26
Q

5th of aus population

A

sydney

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27
Q

one of the worlds most energetic stylish progressive cities

A

sydney

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28
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building with a desgin so unorthodox and original it took years before they could build it

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syd opera house

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29
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old restored sec of syd

A

the rocks

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30
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nightclub, pub, resto thats syd’s liveliest and rowdiest

A

kings cross

31
Q

superb view of syd’s waterfront and harbor bridge

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harbor cruises

32
Q

now an attractive shopping center

A

queen victoria building

33
Q

2 nearby beaches

A

bondi and port jackson

34
Q

where captain hook anchored

A

botany bay

35
Q

scenic area that centers around town of katoomba

A

blue mountains

36
Q

has interesting modern architecture and fountain jet

A

canberra

37
Q

cruises available out of ports north of syd

A

hawkesbury river cruises

38
Q

aus’s second largest city

A

melbourne

39
Q

melting pot of diverse ethnic groups

A

melbourne

40
Q

as cosmopolitan as any of the nations urban centers

A

melbourn

41
Q

melbourne is aka

A

garden city

42
Q

most hostels resto theaters stores govt buildings are here

A

golden mile

43
Q

home of the fairy penguins

A

phillip island

44
Q

slow pace, mild climate, deep green countryside

A

tasmania

45
Q

is like cali/florida

A

queensland

46
Q

palmy splendor, seascapes

A

queensland

47
Q

1250 mile strip made of hundreds of corals

A

great barrier reef

48
Q

gateway of great barrier reef

A

cairns

49
Q

40 mile beaches, less commercialized

A

sunshine coast

50
Q

queensland capital

A

brisbane

51
Q

tropical paradise with landscaping and animal sanctuaries

A

brisbane

52
Q

beach resort that is most developed and crowded

A

gold coast

53
Q

kinda like miami beach

A

gold coast

54
Q

known section in gold coast

A

surfers paradise

55
Q

vast, arid empty center of aus

A

the outback

56
Q

frontier town with art galleries surrounded by landscape of red hills

A

alice springs

57
Q

massive stone outcropping, reddish

A

uluru

58
Q

tourist oasis, with tent like struca

A

yulara

59
Q

aus’s largest west coast city

A

perth

60
Q

sunny amalgam of parks hills and friendliness

A

perth

61
Q

famous for yachting, buildings, galleries and spring time flowers

A

fremantle

62
Q

2 popular cities in nz

A

auckland and wellington

63
Q

nz’s largest city

A

auckland

64
Q

nz’s capital

A

wellington

65
Q

waterfront theme attrac

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kelly tarlton’s antarctic encounter and underwater world

66
Q

where we can see glow worms

A

waitomo glowworm caves

67
Q

small city, center of maori culture

A

rotorua

68
Q

site of geothermal act

A

rotorua

69
Q

sheep raising industry explained here

A

agrodome

70
Q

may graceful peaks

A

christchurch

71
Q

scenic mntn resort town with active night life

A

queenstown

72
Q

awe insipring glaciers visited by ski planes

A

mt cook

73
Q

dramatic cave inlet

A

milford sound

74
Q

glow worm caves or whitewater rafting here

A

te anau