Eco Hazards 1
This invasive species was introduced to eat cane beetles but quickly spread out of control in Queensland.
What are Cane Toads?
This type of marine pollution comes from lost or dumped items like bottles and packaging.
What is plastic pollution?
This is the largest continent on Earth.
What is Asia?
This is Australia’s longest river.
This cardinal direction is opposite south.
What is North?
This prickly invasive cactus formed such thick walls across Queensland farmland that people couldn’t move through it.
What is prickly pear?
This phenomenon causes coral to turn white when ocean temperatures rise.
This famous river runs through Egypt.
What is the Nile?
This state or territory contains Uluru.
What is the NT?
This type of map shows height using contour lines.
What is a topographic map?
This introduced animal caused soil erosion, burrows everywhere, and massive loss of vegetation across Australia.
What are rabbits?
This type of pollution can spread across oceans and coat coastlines, killing mangroves and wildlife.
What is an oil spill?
This country has the largest population in the world as of 2026.
What is India?
This reef system is one of the largest "fringing" reef systems in the world. Hint: It's not the GBR
What is Ningaloo Reef?
This term means the number of people living per square kilometre.
What is population density?
This invasive vine smothers native plants and reduces biodiversity, especially in eastern Australia.
What is lantana?
This soil problem occurs when groundwater rises, bringing salt to the surface and reducing fertility.
What is an oil spill?
This mountain range contains Mount Everest.
What are the Himalayas?
This desert sits in central Australia and is known for its red sand.
What is the Simpson Desert?
This type of natural disaster is measured with the Richter scale.
What is an earthquake?
This invasive species was brought to Australia for hunting, but now damages wetlands and competes with native animals.
What is feral pig?
This invasive insect threatens crops and spreads rapidly through warm regions, causing major agricultural losses.
What is locust?
This line of latitude divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the equator?
This Australian city is the most populous.
What is Sydney?
True or False. Cyclones can form at the equator.
What is false?