Geography
Africa
What animal is famous for sleeping for long periods of time and whose main diet consists of eucalyptus leaves?
Koala Bear
What is an Aborigine?
The first people of Australia
What year did the large bushfire of Australia occur that killed billions of animals?
2020
What is the name of the famous feature located in Sydney called?
Sydney Opera House
The oceanic islands are located in which ocean?
Pacific Ocean
What is the second largest bird on earth?
Emu
What is the name of the famous structure that is important to aboriginal people?
Uluru
What is a bushfire?
A fire in Australia to the grasslands and prairies
What is the name of the rows of sea stacks that have all mostly fallen down?
What hemispheres does Oceania belong to?
Southern and Eastern
What is a marsupial?
Why is Australia Day so controversial?
It is a celebration for some, but an invasion day for others.
When coral gets stressed, releases its chemicals, and dies, this is known as what?
Coral Bleaching
What is unique about Australia being south of the equator?
The seasons are reversed
What is the name of the most famous desert in Australia?
The Outback
What animal is incredibly aggressive and is known for the infamous news paper article "a ___________ stole my baby?"
Dingo
What is a penal colony?
A colony made up of prisoners and convicts
Why is an invasive species considered an environmental issue?
New species disrupts the natural food change and ecosystem. With no predators, or an overpopulation of them they can destroy an ecosystem.
Name two species of bird found in Oceania. (specific names, not hawks or chickens)
Magpies, Emus, Cassowaries, Cockatoos, Kias, Kookaburras
Asia (New Guinea and Indonesia)
What is the only other mammal on earth that lays eggs BESIDES the platypus?
Echidna
Who in Europe was the first to discover Australia?
Dutch
Climate Change has increased the average annual temp. by how much?
1 degree Celsius
What is the Australian slang word for Breakfast?
Brekky