Australia Facts
What is the 6th largest continent?
Australia
What are two famous animals found in Australia?
Kangaroos and Koalas
What is the famous weapon of Australia?
bommerang
What year did the Australians recognized the Aborigines.
1967
What % of people live in the city?
85%
What hemisphere is Australia Located?
Southern Australia
True or False: Are Kangaroos and Koalas Marsupials?
True
Who 1st discovered Australia?
Dutch
Approximately how many Aborigines live in Australia?
300,000
What % of people live in the rural areas?
15%
What does coral reef mean?
structure formed by the skeletons of small sea animals
What is the population of Asia?
19.4 million
What British captain claimed Australia from Britain?
James Cook
What year did Australia become the Independent Commonwealth Australia?
1901
What are the 2 largest cities in Australia?
Sydney and Melbourne
What are cattle sheep and ranches called?
stations
What does immigrant mean?
People who move form one country to live in another country.
What did Britain use Australia for?
Prisoners
Australia has a _____________ and a _____________ Government.
national and state
True or False: Australia is a country and an island.
False
What does outback mean?
Inland Regions
What are the descendants of the 1st immigrants called?
Aborogines
What is a prime minister? of the government
Head of the government
How many states and territories does Australia have?
6 states 3 territories
What is the largest animal in Australia?
The Red Kangaroo