Australia Vocab
Rock like material formed of the skeletons of small sea animals
Coral
Natural Resources
Things that come from Earth or nature that are useful to humans
What is Australia
It's a continent and a country
What happened to Australia's native people after European settlers arrived?
A lot of them died because of the diseases the Europeans brought with them.
Name some marsupials
Kangaroo, Koala bear
Australia's dry interior region
Outback
Arid
Dry
Australia is part of ____________
Oceana
Where is Uluru located in Australia
In the Outback
Native people of Australia
Aboriginies
Australian term for a sheep or cattle ranch
Station
Monolirh
Visible part of a single, large rock sticking out of the Earth.
Where is Australia located
It's located completely in the Southern Hemisphere
When did Australia get its independence from Britain (England)?
On January 1, 1901
Australia is surrounded by what oceans?
Indian and Pacific Oceans
Type of animal that carries it's young in a pouch as the infant matures.
Marsupial
Indigenous
Native
Australia is also known as _________
The Land Down Under
What is the name for the political leader of Australia?
Prime Minister
Name the major cities in Australia
Sydney, Bribane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide
Things that come from Earth or nature that are useful to humans
Natural Resource
Aborigenes
indigenous people of Australia
What is the capital of Australia
Canberra
What can the caption on page 42 tell you about when this book was published?
Many Australian's are fond of the outdoors and the Australian New Year in 1996 was before the 2000 Olympics in Sydney
Name some major attractions in Australia
Sydney Opera House, The Great Barrier Reef, The Outback, Kangaroos, duck billed platypuses