Australia
nickname for Australia
"land down under"
What was stipulated by the Antarctic Treat of 1960?
No military, security, or nuclear testing on the continent
Longest permanent river in Australia
Murray
What island is immediately south of Australia?
Tasmania
What is the tallest peak in Australia?
Mt. Kosciusko
Famous red rock landmark that stands as a national monument
Ayers Rock/Uluru
Largest and deepest lake
Lake Vostok
Large sea which surrounds the Antarctic Peninsula
Weddell Sea
New Zealand is divided into what two islands?
The North Island and the South Island
What is the 1200 mile long reef off of the east coast of Australia?
The Great Barrier Reef
What is special about the seasons of Australia as compared to the seasons experienced in the Northern Hemisphere?
They are the opposite of the seasons we experience
What does Antarctica's name mean?
opposite the bear
Australia's largest lake, usually dry
Lake Eyre
What do we call the great group of Pacific islands scattered through the Indian and Pacific Oceans?
Oceana
What is the world's second largest island, divided into two nations?
New Guinea
What are the six territories of Australia?
Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria
Who reached the South Pole first?
Roald Amundsen
Sea which separates New Zealand from Australia
Tasman Sea
What island north of the Mariana Trench is home to important US military bases?
Guam
Name one of the Australian deserts
Big Sandy, Great Victoria, or Simpson
What landmark divides Australia's drainage systems?
The Great Dividing Range
What separates Antartica into two regions?
Transantarctic Mountains
The lowest point on Earth
The Challenger Deep
What are the three divisions of the Pacific islands?
Continental islands, oceanic islands, and atolls
Famous ice shelf in Antarctica
Ross Ice Shelf