Australia wildlife
Name at least 3 venomous creatures living in Australia.
spiders, snakes, jellyfish, octopuses, ants, bees and even platypuses.
What year did Australia become a dominion?
On January 1, 1901, six colonies were joined together to create the Commonwealth of Australia, a self-governing Dominion in the British Empire.
What is called a unique, long instrument, created by the Aborigines?
Didgeridoo
What is the famous opera house called?
Sydney Opera House
What % of people live in urban areas?
85%
More than 80% of our plants, mammals, reptiles and frogs are unique to Australia and are found nowhere else in the world. Name at least three.
Some of our Australian animals are very well known like kangaroos, dingos, wallabies and wombats and of course the koala, platypus and echidna.
What was discovered in the outback, in 1851?
Gold
Who were the first people to discover Australia?
Dutch
A remote, vast, sparsely populated area of Australia is called
The Outback
Approximately how many Aborigines live in Australia?
300.000
What is a coral reef?
A structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals
What is the population of Australia?
22 million (26,66 millioner (2023)
The Australian currency is
Australian dollar
The capital of Australia is
Canberra
How many states and how many territories are there in Australia?
6 states and 2 territories
What is the largest coral reef in the world called?
Great Barrier Reef
What did Britain use Australia for?
Prisoners
The largest ethnic group in Australia is...
European
Australia is the ____th largest continent.
Seventh
What year did James Cook discover Australia?
1770
True or False: Are Kangaroos and Koalas Marsupials?
True
Who were the first people living in Australia?
Aborigines
Who is the Head of State?
The British king represented by a Governor-General
What hemisphere is Australia Located in?
Southern
How many species of ants live in Australia?
About 1.300