Geography
Name the westernmost state in Australia.
Western Australia
What reef can be found off of the North East coast of Australia?
Great Barrier Reef
True or False: Australia is largest inhabited island and smallest continent.
True
What country has influence over Australia?
England
Who were the first two countries to try and settle Australia?
Dutch and England
Name the two Australian states in the interior part of Australia.
Northern Territory and Southern Australia
What is the most significant mountain range in Australia?
The Great Dividing Range
True or False: The Great Barrier Reef is the longest coral reef in the world?
True
Australia is a ________ type of government.
Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
What country started a settlement on Australia?
England
What is the southernmost state in Australia named after an explorer?
Tasmania
What are the name of the two sea's we mapped on our physical map?
Coral Sea and Tasman Sea
True or False: Sydney, Australia hosted the Olympics in 2008.
False: China hosted in 2008, Sydney hosted in 2000.
What is the name of the head of the government of Australia?
Prime Minister
What was the reason the English started to settle Australia?
It was a penal colony (set up for prisoners to live on)
Name the two territories beneath Queensland.
The interior of Australia is mainly made up of what?
Deserts
True or False: No part of Australia is further than 200 miles from the ocean.
False. 621 miles from the sea.
What other country that we have learned about (other than England) has a similar government structure as Australia?
Canada (part of the English commonwealth)
What year did aboriginal people move through the interior
20,000 B.C.
What is the second largest Australian state?
Queensland
What is the name of the tallest mountain in Australia?
Mount Kosciusko
True or False: The Australian coastline is 20,000 kilometers long.
False. It is 37,000 Kilometers long.
What is the official name that England uses to describe their influence over Australian Government?
Commonwealth of Australia