Location
Which hemispheres are Australia located in?
Southern and Eastern
What is the largest mountain range in Australia called?
The Great Dividing Range
Who are the NATIVE people of Australia?
Aborigines
Which animal?
blue tongue, lizard, lays eggs, eats insects, snails, berries
Blue tongued skink
Which state is the highest wheat producing state?
Western Australia
Australia is a country, island, and __________.
Continent
True or False
Permanent lakes can be found in Australia.
False
No permanent lakes, but they do fill up after a heavy rain.
On what did Aborigines first make their paintings?
rock walls and trees
Which animal?
Lives in Eucalyptus forests, soft gray/white fur, sleeps 16 hours a day, marsupial
koala
What is sugarcane used to make?
sugar and syrup
Which oceans border Australia?
Pacific, Indian, and Southern
True or False.
Many riverbeds are dry for months of the year.
True
From which European country did many people come from?
England
Which animal?
Large marsupial, powerful legs, long tail for balance, live births, joey
kangaroo
Which product is grown in Australia that is used to make clothing?
cotton
The large desert area in the center part of the country is called?
The Outback
What is the name of the largest saltwater lake?
Lake Eyre
How did the English use Australia at first?
They sent prisoners to Australia.
Which animal?
has large teeth, scavenger, nocturnal, live births (sometimes 30 joeys at a time), endangered
Tasmanian Devil
How is the wine industry helpful for Australia's economy?
It creates many jobs from growing the grapes to making the wine. People have to package the wine, deliver it, and sell it.
What is Australia's national capital?
Canberra
The largest and longest river that flows year around is called?
Murray River
People who work at a station are called?
Jackaroos and Jillaroos
Which animal?
lives in rivers, lakes, streams, size of a small house cat, male has a poisonous stinger, marsupial, lays eggs, mammal
platypus
Which animal is the most popular to raise in Australia?
sheep