Australia #1
What oceans does Australia lie between?
Pacific and Indian
What does the word 'immigrant' mean?
People who move from one country to live in another country.
What did Britain mainly use Australia for when it established the colony?
Prisoners
What is Australia's longest river?
The Murry River (2,508 km)
True or false: Indigenous Australians have lived on the continent of Australia for over 60,000 years.
True
What does 'the outback' refer to?
The vast inland regions of Australia.
Which two native animals are found on the Australian coat of arms?
Emu and kangaroo
Do kangaroos appear in the wild in any other part of the world that Australia?
No
What does Australia have in common with Switzerland?
They both have the Alps.
True or False: Australia is a country and an island.
Trus
Which hemisphere is Australia located in?
Southern Hemisphere
True or False: Kangaroos and Koalas are both marsupials?
True
Who were the first Europeans to land on the continent of Australia?
The Dutch (1606)
How many wars did Australia participate in?
10
What percentage of Australians live in rural areas?
10%
The Great Barrier Reef is located on the coast of which state?
Queensland
What is the population of Australia (to the closest million)?
26
What year did Australia become the Commonwealth of Australia?
1901
What are the two largest cities in Australia?
Sydney and Melbourne
By size in the continents, Australia is ranked what?
smallest
Is Australia located above or below the Equator?
below
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What year did the Australians vote to recognize the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be counted as a part of the population.
1967
What percentage of Australians live on the coast?
90%