Physical Geography
Culture
Australia
Islands
Miscellaneous
100
Australia and New Zealand lie between which two oceans?
Pacific and Indian Ocean
100
The name for the earliest settlers in Australia.
Aboriginies
100
What percentage of Australia's land is good for farming?
6%
100
Islands of the Pacific were formed by what?
Volcanoes
100
If I you were in New Zealand and asked for some lollies what would you be asking for?
Candy
200
What two hemispheres are Australia and New Zealand located in?
Southern and Eastern Hemisphere
200
The name for the earliest people in New Zealand.
Maori
200
A part of Australia's economy that allows the country to export sheep, cattle, lamb, mutton, and beef.
Ranching
200
How many islands make up New Zealand?
2
200
Australia's first British settler were thought to be convicts, or prisoners making it what kind of colony?
penal colony
300
If it is summer in the United States, what season will it be in Australia or New Zealand?
Winter
300
Extremely large ranches for cattle in sheep were called?
Stations
300
The most valuable crop of Australia is grown while doing this popular economic activity.
farming
300
What might you find on Easter Island?
Giant Statues
300
Hot Springs that shoot scalding water
geysers
400
Australia is the earth's largest____________ and smallest______________?
island and continent
400
The type of government in Australia and New Zealand?
parliamentary government
400
People in Australia must use these to supply water to their cattle due to the scarce water supply.
artesian wells
400
Due to the distance between some of the islands in the Pacific many different_______________ developed.
Cultures
400
New Zealand is the size of which state?
Colorado
500
The islands of Australia and New Zealand were formed when the earth's crust broke into huge pieces. What are these hug pieces called?
tectonic plates
500
Most of Australia and New Zealands culture comes from its close ties with this country.
Great Britain
500
Aborigines are working to gain back respect and celebrate their ancestry in Australia, similar to which group in the United States?
Native Americans
500
Animals found on the islands that carry young in a body pouch are called what?
marsupials
500
Narrow inlets on the southern coast of new Zealand are called?
fiords
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