Physical Geography
How many territories are in Australia?
2
Known as "the Outback"
Desert & Steppe
This kind of mammal carries their young in a pouch
marsupial
Capital of Australia
Canberra
Who mapped the shores of Australia and claimed it for Britain
Captain James Cook
6
Name of the sea breeze in the desert
"the doctor"
dog brought from Asia
dingo
Oldest and largest city
Sydney
First inhabitants of Australia are called what?
Aborigines
What is the only country that occupies an entire continent?
Australia
Has 2 distinct seasons: wet (flooding) and dry (drought)
Savanna
Type of species introduced to a particular region by humans
alien species
3rd largest city. Agriculture and tourism flourish here. Near Great Barrier Reef and Gold Coast
Brisbane
Their hair and skin are __________ in color. They lived in family groups and __________.
dark, clans
What is the government of Australia?
democratic, federal-state system
Northeast corner of coastal Queensland. Near the Great Barrier Reef
Tropical
the study of the geographic distribution of plants and animals
biogeography
busy seaport, commercial and industrial center
Melbourne
Lands in the __________________ have been returned to the Aborigines
Northern Territory
What is the highest elevation?
Great Dividing Range
Southwest coast of Western Australia and coast of south Adelaide
Mediterranean Climate
The only 2 egg-laying mammals in the world
platypus & spiny anteater
City on the west coast of Australia
Perth
Great Britain used Australia as a ____________ colony
prison (or penal)