Australia
What are two nicknames for Australia
Island Content and Land Down Under
What section of Oceaniana means many islands
Polynesia
Do people live in Antarctica
Captain James Cook
Captain James Cook: A famous English Sea Captain, first to sail below the Antarctic Circle, landed on Australia’s east coast in 1770, claimed NZ for the British
Seaport
A town that has a port or harbor that ocean ships may anchor safely in
Where do most people in Australia live?
Near a seaport or an industrial center
What is the capital of New Zealand
Wellington
What types of animals live in Antarctica
seals, whales, tiny spiders, insects, penguins, and other microscopic organisms
The native people of Australia
Aborigines
Industrial Center
A place where much manufacturing is done
What is Australia's capital?
Canberra
What is the highest peak in Oceania
Mt. Whilhem
What types of plants grow here
Moss and lichen grow
Abel Tasman
Dutch explorer, found Tasmania
A bird that flies 11 thousand miles from the Arctic to Antarctica, the migration champion of the world
Arctic Tern
What is Australia the world's leading producer of
Wool
True or false: More languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea than anywhere else in the world.
True
What Hemisphere is Antarctica in
The East and the West
Maoris
The first people to settle in New Zealand famous for sailing and navigation
Black islands, the largest population, short, dark-skinned people, most live in Papua New Guinea
Melanesia
What is the difference between the Murray and the Darling River
Murray River: The longest flowing river that is year-round in Australia
Darling River: Longest river in Australia
What is the capital of New Guinea
Port Moresby
When Antarctica was set aside as a preserve to find natural resources and to watch the weather and how it affects the world
1961
Roald Amundsen
The first explorer to reach the south pole 1911
A symbolic leader, appointed by the British Monarch, no political power
Governor-General