Location
Australia is unique because it is both a ____ and a _____.
continent, country
The ___ parts of Australia are mostly populated.
Coastal
_____ have always been an important part of Australian trade.
Minerals
Most of Australia is located on the continents _____, but Australia also includes Tasmania, a large island south of the mainland as well as other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
mainland
It is surrounded by the ___ Ocean and on the ____ and the ____ ocean on the west.
Pacific, east, Indian
Most people live along the _______ coast.
Eastern
Another one of Australia's natural resources is ____ land. There are enough areas with good ____ and ____ to make farming and important business.
arable, soil, rainfall
The Great Barrier Reef is the worlds largest Coral Reef and it lies short distance of the Northern Coast of _____.
Queensland
Australia's geography is unique because it is the only country in the worlds _____ and _____ continent.
smallest, flattest
The term_____ refers specifically to Australia's dry interior.
Outback
The best way to visualize Australia is a huge _____ stretching across the country's middle.
desert plains
The Coral Sea, an important source of coral for the Great Barrier Reef, is a part of the ______ Ocean.
Pacific
It is also the worlds driest continent, other than _____.
Antarctica
the Outback is mainly open ______, including vast areas of _____ land.
countryside, grazing
There are _____ climates along the ______ and _______ coasts.
southeastern, southwestern
At almost the exact center of the continent a reddish rock towers out the _____. This rock is a monolith called_____.
flatland's, Ulura
The largest part of Australia is the____. Little rain falls in the _____ part of the country.
Desert, central
Southwest of Uluro are the states of _____ Australia and _____ Australia, home of the Great Victoria Desert.
South, Western