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A World Apart
Landforms
Climate
Resources
New Zealand
100
Australia is the largest _________?
What is island.
100
What is the largest outcrop of bare rock in Australia?
What is Ayers Rock.
100
What is formed when moist air is blown from the Pacific?
What is a rain shadow.
100
In the 1850's and 1880's the discovery of _______ brought many settlers to Australia.
What is gold
100
What are New Zealand's 2 main islands called?
What is the North Island and the South Island.
200
Australia is the smallest ___________?
What is Continent.
200
What covers most of Western Australia?
What is the Western Plateau.
200
What is the ground mostly consist of in the Outback?
What is sand and gravel.
200
What is Australia's leading mineral resource?
What is bauxite.
200
________ is a major resource in New Zealand.
What is oil.
300
Australia Broke off of what continent?
What is Asia>
300
Name two of the four terrains mostly found in Australia.
What is highlands, lowlands, coastal rim, and a plateau.
300
What causes major differences in Australia's climate?
What is the amount of rainfall.
300
Name four of the eight mineral resources in Australia?
What is gold, coal, iron, copper, zinc, uranium, lead, and bauxite.
300
New Zealand is rich in __________ energy.
What is geothermal.
400
Name three of the animals that Australia is known for?
What is the duck billed platypus, koala bear, and the kangaroo.
400
How tall is Ayers Rock?
What is 1,143 feet.
400
The Northern Third part of Australia is located in the ______?
What is the tropics.
400
Name two of the three most grown crops in Australia.
What is wheat, cotton, and sugarcane.
400
_________% of all New Zealanders live on the North Island.
What is 70.
500
How many years ago did Australia brake off from Asia?
What is 25 million years ago.
500
What percent of people live near coastal areas?
What is 87%.
500
Explain a rain shadow.
What is moist air blows from the Pacific. As it reaches the mountains, it rises and cools, releasing its moisture on the eastern side.
500
Australia produces 1/4 of what in the world?
What is wool and large quantities of meat.
500
New Zealand has nearly _______ different native fish species.
What is 40