S.S Test Study Guide Flashcards
______ is the smallest and only single-nation continent in the world.
Australia
______ is Australia’s National Anthem.
Advance Australia Fair
Australia’s National Holiday is __________.
Australia Day
The ruler of Great Britain is the official Head of State in Australia.
TRUE
The majority of the continent of Australia is Tropical Savanna.
FALSE
Because Australia is an island, its climate is more unstable than the climate of other climates.
FALSE
Australia experiences droughts, floods, and cyclones each year.
TRUE
Australia has ___ states, They Are:
6 states New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Australia has ____ territories, They Are:
2 territories
The Australian Capital Territory
The Northern Territory
____ was Australia’s first major industry.
Agriculture
Australia is the world’s largest producer of ______.
wool
During _______, Australia was cut off from Britain and had to produce many of its own manufactured goods.
World War I
Australia’s interior region is called the ______.
Outback
The _____ is one of Australia’s most important trees and is used for making paper products, medicines, and soaps.
Eucalyptus
The first people live in what is now Australia were the ______ who arrived over 40,000 years ago.
Aborigines
Australia was officialy adopted as the name of the continent in _____.
1817
About 50% of Australia’s land is suitable for growing crops.
FALSE
James Cook landed in Australia in 1770 and claimed the land for Britain.
TRUE
Many of the first settlers were British prisoners placed in work camps or prisons.
TRUE
Dutch is the official language of Australia.
FALSE
Today, Aborigines account for ____ percent of Australia’s population.
2.5
A ____ is a carved item, usually made of wood, which returns to its starting point when thrown correctly.
BOOMERANG
