Animals of Australia
This Australian animal has strong legs to jump very high and has a pouch for its young.
kangaroo
TRUE OR FALSE: Canberra, the capital of Australia, is a planned city with a manmade lake.
TRUE
Name an animal that lives in the Australian grasslands.
Any from the list:
Give one adjective to describe a koala.
soft
furry
small/medium
hungry
or some other appropriate adjective
What tool do the Aborigines use to hunt? It is known to return when it is thrown if it doesn't hit anything.
boomerang
This Australian animal eats mostly eucalyptus leaves.
koala
What city is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
An important landform in the Outback is a mountain called ________.
Uluru
Give an example of a proper noun from our Australia studies.
Examples:
Wave Rock
Uluru
Australia
Great Reef Barrier
What do Aborigines use as body paint?
Ochre
dingo
Name a city in northern Australia
Darwin
The Great Reef Barrier is off the ________ coast of Australia.
western
Which word in this sentence is an adjective:
Kangaroos have powerful legs to help them jump high.
powerful
Name a musical instrument used by the Aborigines.
Didgeridoo
This animal of Australia is small and eats bugs. It also has quills like a porcupine.
echidna
Name a city in southern Australia
Melbourne OR Sydney OR Canberra
If you wanted to see koalas, what part of Australia would you vist?
the eucalyptus forests
Which words in this sentence is are proper nouns? (hint: there are 5)
I FLEW TO AUSTRALIA AND VISITED ULURU AND THE GREAT REEF BARRIER.
Australia
Uluru
Great Reef Barrier
The Aborigines originally came to Australia from Asia by ______________ and by ___________.
walking across a land bridge and by boats.
Name an animal that lives in the Great Reef Barrier.
any that live in the reef
Canberra, the capital of Australia, is between Melbourne and what other city?
a. Darwin
b. Sydney
c. Brisbane
Sydney
Australia is both a continent and an ________.
island
OR
country
What is a proper noun?
A proper noun is the name of something specific.
Stories Aborigines tell to explain things they don't understand is called _____________.
OR
the Dreamtime