Geography
Australia is the only country that is also a what?
Continent
What is the name of the mammal that lays eggs, has fur, a duck's bill, a tail like a beaver, and webbed feet?
What type of landscape covers most of the outback?
Desert
What is the name of the first people to live in Australia?
Aborigines
What type of government does Australia have?
Democracy
What two oceans surround Australia?
Indian and Pacific
Why are homes and food for some Australian animals being threatened?
Because as cities grow larger, natural areas have grown smaller.
The outback has many colorful sights such as golden plains, red rocks, and purple what?
What rare natural resource was discovered in Australia in the 1800's that brought many people to the country?
Gold
Cities
What is the name of the island just south of Australia?
Tasmania
What is the name of the largest coral reef system in the world off the coast of Australia?
Great Barrier Reef
When Europeans first came to Australia, they used the land as a colony for who?
Prisoners/convicts
What do people from Australia call their land?
Oz
What hemisphere (half of the earth) is Australia located in?
Southern
What animal is related to the kangaroo and has fingerprints?
Koala Bear
What wild animals can you find in Australia's deserts that were once used for transportation?
Camels
What are two reasons that many Aborigines died after Britain colonized Australia?
Diseases or fighting with the settlers
What is the name of one of the most famous buildings in Australia, located in Sydney?
Sydney Opera House
What is the name of the island country east of Australia?
New Zealand
Kangaroos, wallabies, and koalas all belong to a group of mammals called what?
Marsupials
Some residents of the outback live and work on giant ranches called what?
Stations
What is the name of the curved object Aborigines used to hunt, fight, and to play games?
Boomerang
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra