Geography
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
How many states does Australia have?
6 states
What is an example of a marsupial?
Koala, kangaroo, or wombat.
What is a tool that the Aborigines invented?
The boomerang
What language do most people speak in Australia?
English
What is the largest city in Australia?
Sydney
How many territories does Australia have?
2 territories
What is an example of a monotreme?
Platypus or echidna
Aborigines were the first people to live in Australia, and lived there for thousands of years before the __________ came.
Europeans
What is a major product produced by Australian sheep herders?
Wool
What is the name of the mountain range in eastern Australia?
The Great Dividing Range
Which hemisphere is Australia located in?
Southern hemisphere
What is a marsupial?
Marsupials are a kind of mammal that carry their newborn babies in pouches.
Aborigines lived as _______ and _______ before the Europeans came.
Hunters and gatherers.
What kind of money is used in Australia?
Australian Dollar
Australia is both a ________ and a _________.
Country and a Continent
The land in the center of Australia is mostly _______.
Desert
What makes animals like the platypus so unusual?
It is a mammal that has fur, but it has a bill and lays eggs.
Aborigines are known for their cave art and ______, stories that explained why things happened in nature.
Myths
Children living in the Outback don't go to regular school - they attend the _______________________.
School of the Air
Australia is surrounded by which 2 oceans?
The Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
Why do not many people live in the Outback?
Because the land is very dry, it is difficult to live there.
What Australian animal is named after the island it lives on?
Tasmanian devil
Aborigines have a special name for Ayers Rock - they call it ______.
Uluru
How do children attend school in the Outback? What do they do?
They use computers and learn online.