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In what year did the Australian Gold Rush began?
1851
What are the original inhabitants of Australia called?
The Aborigines.
What is Antarctica's highest peak?
Vinson Massif.
What is the capital of Fiji?
Suva.
Name Australia's largest lake.
Lake Eyre.
In what century did Captain James Cook explored the coastline of New Zealand?
1700's
By what percentage did the population increase during the Australian Gold Rush?
200%
What separates the Antarctic continent into two regions?
The Transantarctic Mountains.
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington.
Name Australia's two major rivers.
The Murray and the Darling.
In what year did the Antarctic Treaty go into effect?
1960.
*Research, not military.
Who named the region of the islands of the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco de Balboa.
Vinson Massif rises ___________ft. above sea level (Antarctica's highest peak)
16,864.
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra.
What gulf borders Australia's Northern Territory and Queensland?
Gulf of Carpentaria.
Who commanded the Byrd Antarctic expeditions?
Naval officer Richard E. Byrd.
Before New Zealand was discovered by Europeans, what group of people inhabited the islands?
The Maoris.
What are Australia's three topographical regions?
Western Plateau, the Central Lowlands, and the Eastern Highlands.
In what state does the Murray River end?
South Australia.
Along what state's coast is the Great Barrier Reef?
Queensland.
In what year did New Zealand give women the right to vote?
1893.
Who discovered the islands of New Zealand and where was he/she from?
Abel Tasman of Holland
Name three deserts in Western Australia.
Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert.
Which city has the largest suburban area in the world?
Sydney.
What body of water separates New Zealand's main islands?
Cook Strait
Who categorized the islands of the Pacific Ocean and where was he from?
Jules DuMont D'urville.
France.
Name the three regions of Oceania and give the meaning of each name.
Polynesia (many islands)
Melanesia (black islands)
Micronesia (small islands)
In what state is Mount Kosciusko located?
New South Wales.
What three large bodies of water border Western Australia?
Timor Sea, Indian Ocean, Great Australian Bight.
Who named Lake Victoria?
David Livingstone.
Name the lowest point on the earth.
Challenger Deep
What are the names of New Zealand's two main islands?
North Island, South Island
What is Australia's longest permanent river?
Murray