Location/Geography
Located ____________ of the equator.
South
What country did the first explorer to visit Australia come from?
The Netherlands (Holland)
This animal can run up to 30 miles per hour.
About 30 miles per hour
The capital of New South Wales
Sydney
How many years had the Aborigines lived in Australia before the first Europeans arrived?
About 50,000 years
The largest one of these is located just off the coast of Australia.
Great Barrier Reef (coral reef)
Which explorer claimed the eastern coast for Great Britain?
Captain James Cook
This animal is part of the anteater family, but looks a little bit like a porcupine.
Echidna
The capital of Tasmania.
Hobart
The approximate population of Australia
24.5 million
Name two oceans that surround Australia
The Indian Ocean, Coral Sea, Timor Sea, (South) Pacific Ocean
The first British settlement in Australia
Sydney
One of only two mammals that lay eggs.
Platypus or echidna
Melbourne
The date Australia Day is celebrated
January 26th
The most famous and recognized landform in Australia
Uluru, or Ayer's Rock
The year gold was discovered.
1851
Marsupials offspring are all called this word.
Joeys
The capital of South Australia
Adelaide
Australia is approximately the same size as. . .
The United States
A bit more than ONE MILLION
The year Australia became completely independent from Great Britain.
1986
Australia is the largest exporter of this animal
Sheep
Canberra
The percentage of the population descended from Europeans.
90%