Australian Facts
Australian capital
Canberra
Approximatly how long ago Aborigine migrated to Australia
Name a marsupial
kangaroo
Australian desert
Outback
Both a continent and a country
Australia
Total population
23 million
Britain claimed Australia in this year
1770
Located on Sydney Harbor
Sydney Opera House
The sea that separates Australia from New Zealand
Tasmanian Sea
Two trading partners
China and India
Australia's rank as driest continent
Dutch arrived in Australia in this year
1606
Pink Lake
Lake Hillier
Percent of people living near coast
85%
Three countries that control Oceania
UK, US, France
Australia's rank in size of country
Australia was used by the British as this
World's largest coral reef
Great Barrier Reef
Line running through the middle of Australia
Tropic of Capricorn
Name three resources from Australia
sheep (wool), cattle, wine, minerals such as gold, silver, iron, neodymium
Australia's HDI rank
Second in world
The captain who claimed Australia for Britain
James Cook
Large rock in the Outback
Uluru
Main river system
Murray-Darling
Culture, language, and population reflect their history as a ___________ colony
British