What are the best-known animals in Australia?
Kangaroo, Platypus, & koala
Australia is the ___ largest country.
6th
What are the original people of Australia?
Aborigines
Who was the first female prime minister of Australia?
Julia Gillard.
What is Australia's national animal?
Red Kangaroo
What is Australia's largest Marsupials?
Kangaroo
Australia is the ____ continent
Smallest
In 1788, Britain sent ships with men from their ___ to establish a colony in Australia.
Prisons.
What happens when citizens in Australia fail to vote?
They can be fined.
How long is the dog fence in Australia?
5,000 Km
What animal is this?
Wallaby
What are atolls?
Low, sandy islands that have formed on top of extinct volcanoes.
In 1851 ____ was discoverd in Australia.
Gold
What type of economy does Australia have?
A mixed economy.
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
This animal's closest living relatives are wombats.
Koala
What is Australia's population?
27.2 Million
What was it called when the British took control over the Aborigines and forced them to live like white people?
Assimilation.
How old do Australians need to be to vote in their elections?
18 years old.
How many beaches does Australia have?
10,000
What animal is this?
Sugar Glider
Name two of the five islands that are at serious risk of disappearing due to rising sea levels.
Solomon Islands, Fiji, Cook Islands, Kiribati, And French Polynesia
How many years ago did Australia's first people come?
60,000 Years ago
What countries did Australia ban trading with?
Russia, North Korea, and Iran