Capitals
Capital of Australia
Canberra
First European to map the east coast of Australia
Captain James Cook
New Zealanders are nicknamed
Kiwis
The largest coral formation in the world is
the Great Barrier Reef
What is the largest city in Australia?
Sydney
Capital of Victoria
Melbourne
What harbor became the site of the first English settlement in Australia?
Botany Bay
Who were the first inhabitants of New Zealand?
Maori
The most important water system in Australia is
Murray River
What is the largest state of Australia?
Western Australia
Capital of Queensland
Brisbane
Jumbucks is the Australian term for ?
Sheep
The Great Dividing Range runs parallel to which coast of Australia.
East Coast
The largest lake in Australia
Lake Eyre
What is Australia’s least populated state?
Tasmania
Capital of Western Australia
Perth
Australia was first settled as a _________ colony.
prison
This marsupial is found only on the island of Tasmania
Tasmanian Devil
What is the highest mountain in Australia?
Mt. Kosciusko
This city’s name, taken from an Aboriginal word, means “meeting place.”
Canberra
Capital of South Australia
Adelaide
Who were the first inhabitants of Australia?
Aborigines
Latrobe Valley holds the world’s largest deposit of
lignite
Warm water bubbling to the surface is a(n)
artesian well
The only Australian state that was not settled by convicts?
South Australia
Capital of Tasmania
Hobart
Often considered the most beautiful building in the world
Sydney Opera House
Layers of underground rock through which water moves are called
Aquifers
New Zealand’s highest mountain is?
Mt. Cook
Which Australian state is mostly located in the tropics?
Northern Territory
Capital of New Zealand
Wellington
Australia is the only inhabited continent with no _________ to another continent.
land bridge
Brown coal is called
lignite
Australia’s lowest point is located in
Lake Eyre
Which Australian state has the nickname "Apple Isle"
Tasmania