Australia & New Zealand Flashcards
called land down under
australia
bear like creature that lives in eucalyptus trees
koalas
mammal with webbed feet and duck like bill
platypus
population of aus
21 million
principle cities on aus west shore
perth and fremantle
1200 mile strech of coral thats accessed from cairns
great barrier reef
beach resort area, north of brisbane
sunshine coast
miami like beach, bigger than sunshine
gold coast
largest and liveliest city in aus
sydney
aus’s capital
canberra
3 destinations in southeast aus
melbourne, adelaide, tasmania
bleak, desolate brush and desert
bush and the outback
frontier town thats a showcase for the culture and art of aus original dwellers
alice springs
aus’s original dwellers
aborigines
massiver red stone thats best seen in crimson light
uluru
other name of uluru
ayers rock
port on aus’s north coast
darwin
here we can see ancient cave paintings and wide wildlife
kakadu ntnl park
nz’s largest city
auckland
center of maori culture and powerful steaming geysers
rotorua
nz’s cosmopolitan capital
wellington
3 gateway cities of aus
brisbane (BNE) sydney (SYD) melbourne (MEL)
nz usually land at
auckland (AL) christchurch (CHC)
flag carrier of aus
australia’s qantas
flag carrier of nz
air nz
5th of aus population
sydney
one of the worlds most energetic stylish progressive cities
sydney
building with a desgin so unorthodox and original it took years before they could build it
syd opera house
old restored sec of syd
the rocks
nightclub, pub, resto thats syd’s liveliest and rowdiest
kings cross
superb view of syd’s waterfront and harbor bridge
harbor cruises
now an attractive shopping center
queen victoria building
2 nearby beaches
bondi and port jackson
where captain hook anchored
botany bay
scenic area that centers around town of katoomba
blue mountains
has interesting modern architecture and fountain jet
canberra
cruises available out of ports north of syd
hawkesbury river cruises
aus’s second largest city
melbourne
melting pot of diverse ethnic groups
melbourne
as cosmopolitan as any of the nations urban centers
melbourn
melbourne is aka
garden city
most hostels resto theaters stores govt buildings are here
golden mile
home of the fairy penguins
phillip island
slow pace, mild climate, deep green countryside
tasmania
is like cali/florida
queensland
palmy splendor, seascapes
queensland
1250 mile strip made of hundreds of corals
great barrier reef
gateway of great barrier reef
cairns
40 mile beaches, less commercialized
sunshine coast
queensland capital
brisbane
tropical paradise with landscaping and animal sanctuaries
brisbane
beach resort that is most developed and crowded
gold coast
kinda like miami beach
gold coast
known section in gold coast
surfers paradise
vast, arid empty center of aus
the outback
frontier town with art galleries surrounded by landscape of red hills
alice springs
massive stone outcropping, reddish
uluru
tourist oasis, with tent like struca
yulara
aus’s largest west coast city
perth
sunny amalgam of parks hills and friendliness
perth
famous for yachting, buildings, galleries and spring time flowers
fremantle
2 popular cities in nz
auckland and wellington
nz’s largest city
auckland
nz’s capital
wellington
waterfront theme attrac
kelly tarlton’s antarctic encounter and underwater world
where we can see glow worms
waitomo glowworm caves
small city, center of maori culture
rotorua
site of geothermal act
rotorua
sheep raising industry explained here
agrodome
may graceful peaks
christchurch
scenic mntn resort town with active night life
queenstown
awe insipring glaciers visited by ski planes
mt cook
dramatic cave inlet
milford sound
glow worm caves or whitewater rafting here
te anau