Prehistory
Who are the aboriginals?
The indigenous people of Australia, that have lived there for over 50.000 years.
What day did the British settle in Australia?
Bonus question: What year?
26th of January
Bonus question: 1788.
What happened in 1851 in Australia?
Gold was discovered in Bathurst and in Victoria.
What happened the 1st of January 1901?
Australia became a commonwealth and a federation, which means that Australia's 6 colonies became a single nation.
What are some animals that live in Australia?
Bonus question: Can you name two animals that live ONLY in Australia?
Kangaroo, Possum, Koala, Platypus, Huntsman Spider, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Dingo, Echidna, Wombat
Bonus question: Platypus, Kangaroo, Blue-Ringed Octopus
Where in Australia do the Aboriginees live?
Bonus question: Why do they live there?
Bonus question: To gather fish, and more plants and fruit grow near the coast.
Who is credited with discovering Australia?
Bonus question: Who ACTUALLY discovered Australia?
The person known for discovering Australia is the British man James Cook.
Bonus question: The man who actually discovered Australia was the Dutch man William Janszoon.
What was the result of finding gold in Australia in 1851?
It kickstarted the Australian economy and made the population triple in only 20 years (430.000 people -> 1.700.000 from 1851 - 1871)
What did Australia do during World War 1 and what did it mean for Australia?
Australia were allies of Britain, and World War 1 became the deadliest conflict in the history of Australia, costing the lives of 60.000 Australian men, and wounding another 156.000.
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system on Earth and is visible from space. The Great Barrier Reef is 8 times larger than Denmark.
TRUE OR FALSE?
True. The Great Reef is visible from space and is in fact 8 times bigger than Denmark.
How many different language are there among the Aboriginees?
There are atleast 250 distinct language groups among Aboriginees.
Why do Aboriginees call the 26th of January invasion day?
The British came to Australia, and destroyed the Aboriginee population, culture, land and way of life.
What did the kickstart in the Australian economy mean for the Australian people?
Better agriculture (more food), better transportation (more people can live in the inner parts of Australia), and more industry (more food can be produced, more animals can be raised and more).
What did Australia do during World War 2, and what did it mean for Australia?
They helped the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, and America), and for the first time Australia itself came under attack by the Japanese. Over 39.000 Australians were killed, and 39.000 taken prisoner.
Australia is the largest continent on Earth, being bigger than North America, South America and Asia put together.
TRUE OR FALSE?
False. Australia is the 6th largest country on Earth, and only the 4th largest continent, behind Asia, Africa, North America and South America.