vocabulary
trivia
government
the land
extra facts
100
1250 miles of coral
What is The Great Barrier Reef
100
a weapon used by the Aborigines
What is a boomerang
100
The leader of Australia
What is prime minister
100
the winds drop most of the rain along the continents coastline causing the climate to be...
What is dry
100
Aborigines settle in which type of group
What is clan
200
gigantic rock in the outback also known as Ayers Rock
What is Uluru
200
a dutch explorer that Tasmania is named for
Who is Abel Tasman
200
They type of government in Australia
What is federal
200
Which fine gem is Australia a leading producer in?
What is diamonds
200
Australia's population grew very quickly beginning in 1851 because
What is Gold was discovered
300
continents largest escarpment
What is Great Dividing Range
300
Australia is an island, a country, and a
What is continent
300
the governing or legislative branch in Australia
What is Parliament
300
Some plants and animals found in Australia are found no where else because
What is it is a continent
300
Early explorers, who approached from the west, were hesitant in settling in Australia because
What is the first land they saw was desert and grassland
400
the right to vote
What is suffrage
400
A native tree to Australia in which koalas eat the leaves
What is eucalyptus
400
The year Aborigines gained the right to vote
What is 1962
400
Original Aborigine settlers migrated to Australia from
What is Southeast Asia
400
English explorer to claim Australia
Who is Captain James Cook
500
vast area of land in central Australia made up of plains and plateaus
What is outback
500
Thousands of Australia's soldiers died in the Battle of Gallipoli during
What is WWI
500
Australia at one time was a place for prisoners to begin settlement. This is called
What is penal colony
500
central Australia is covered mostly with which type of land
What is desert
500
Reason the Aborigines would not take the items Captain Cook gave them?
What is afraid of him
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