Landforms
the world's largest coral reef, lying just off the northeast coast of Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Australian island which lies 150 miles south of the mainland
Tasmania
what is the smallest continent?
Australia
wild dogs of Australia
dingoes
the native people of Australia
Aborigines
the largest artesian basin the world
Great Artesian Basin
20,000 to 30,000 islands scattered throughout the pacific
Oceania
Australia's 2 largest cities
Sydney and Melbourne
piece of carved wood used by Aborigines for hunting; can kill or wound an animal up to 500 feet away
boomerang
first settlers in New Zealand
Maoris
Australia's two main rivers
the Murray and the Darling
"many islands"; largest island group in Oceania
Polynesia
eastern half of New Guinea; more languages spoken here than any other country in the world
Papua New Guinea
Australia is the world's leading producer of__?
wool
define the Australian terms: jackaroo, mate, and yakka
mountain range the follows Australia's eastern coastline
Great Dividing Range
"black islands"; most of the population of Oceania lives here
Melanesia
why is Australia called the "Land Down Under"?
It is entirely below the equator
During which season do Australians celebrate Christmas?
summer
U.S. naval officer and first man to insist Antarctica was a continent
Charles Wilkes
Australia's highest mountain peak
Mt. Kosciusko
"small islands"; have less than one square mile of land
Micronesia
a place where much manufacturing is done
industrial center
The migration champion of the world is the__?
arctic tern
famous Norwegian explorer and first man to reach the South Pole
Roald Amundsen
the highest island peak in the world
Mt. Wilhelm
Why is Australia known as "The Island Continent"?
it is the smallest continent
Australian ranches
stations
Australia's Central Lowlands and Western Plateau
the Outback
English explorer who claimed Australia for Great Britain and who was the first to sail around the Antarctic Circle
Captain James Cook
Antarctica's tallest peak
Vinson Massif
famous missionary to the pacific Islands
John Paton
a town that has a port or harbor where ocean ships may anchor safely
seaport
What name is given to mammals whose young develop in pouches?
marsupials
Australia's capital
Canberra