Geography and Places
What is the large flat, dry interior region of Australia often called?
The Outback
Which language do most Australians speak?
English
What did Britain use Australia as, where they shipped hundreds of people?
A prison colony
Australians share many characteristics with which people?
British people
Name the mountain range on Australia’s east coast
The Great Dividing Range
Who were the first people or natives to Australia?
Aborigines
What weapons did Europeans have that were more powerful than Aboriginal spears?
Guns / firearms
Which direction is Australia located that affects its trading partners?
South
Which famous red sandstone rock is drawn as a triangle and labeled on the map?
Ayers Rock (Uluru)
What two arts did Aborigines use to pass down beliefs and traditions?
Painting and dancing
Name one disease introduced by Europeans that killed many Aborigines.
Smallpox (also influenza or tuberculosis)
What coastal region do most Australians live along?
The coast (southeast coast)
What coral formation is along Australia’s northeast coast?
The Great Barrier Reef
What is the name of the Aborigine belief system tied to the land?
Dreamtime
Where were many Aboriginal people forced to live after European contact?
Reservations in the Outback
The head of government and leader of Parliament is called the ________.
Prime minister
Name the two oceans and one sea found on the Australia map?
Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Coral Sea
What was the Aboriginal population’s main way of getting food before Europeans (two-word answer)?
Hunters and gatherers
Why did many native Australians die after European contact? Give two reasons.
Diseases and European weapons/violence
Australia has a high ____ of 99%. What statistic is this?
Literacy rate