Animals
Animal that eats poisonous leaves
What is a Koala?
Largest Coral Reef on Earth, off the coast of Queensland
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
Southeast across the Tasman Sea lies this famous island
What is New Zealand?
Climate considered desert where precipitation drops below 8 in per year
What is the Outback?
Easy to grow and can be used to create a rainforest effect in the garden. According to Australian Plants Online, each frond may grow between 1 to 2 metres on mature plants
What is the Bird's nest fern? (Asplenium australasicum)
Australia's national animal
What is a Kangaroo?
Northeastern Australia has a small region of this type of forest
What is a Tropical Forest? (Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forest)
Mountain range that stretches from northeastern Queensland south through New South Wales and Victoria, also called the Great Diving Range
What are The Eastern Highlands?
The southernmost island, which, being exposed to the westerly winds, has an oceanic climate, though mild
What is Tasmania?
One of the most popular Australian native flowers, with delicate mauve, white and blue flowers
What is Australian daisy? (Brachyscome)
What is an Echidna?
From the southeast Queensland coast wrapped south around the continent to the southern coast of New South Wales and Victoria, Australia has what type of forests?
What are temperate forests? (Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forest)
Large sandstone formation found in southern region of the Northern Territory also called Uluru by the Aboriginal people
What is Ayer’s Rock?
Intense low-pressure areas that are formed when the sea is very warm, and is therefore able to provide enough energy to bring strong winds, torrential rains, and affect mainly the northern coasts
What are Tropical Cyclones?
the quintessential Australian native tree which may be poisonous when consumed. Easily adaptable, they will often grow in very different areas from where they are native
What is the Gum tree? (Eucalyptus)
Burrowing animal known for it's backward pouch.
What is a Wombat?
Habitat found in the center of the continent stretching to the west coast is very well known for it's unique term in Australia
What is the Outback? (Deserts and Xeric Shrublands)
Famous monolith found in Western Australia Territory, also called Burringurrah by the local Wadjari Aboriginal people
What is Mount Augustus?
If you plan to visit all of Australia, not just the south but also the vast arid Outback and the tropical north, you may prefer this season
What is Winter?
This perennial blooms in late spring to early autumn. A low-maintenance native flower, the colors range from white and pink to deep red, yellow orange, blue and mauve
What are Everlasting daisies? (Xerochrysum bracteatum)
Mammal known for the strongest bite per unit body mass of any other land predator
What is a Tasmanian Devil?
Small band of high elevation grasslands and shrublands in southwestern Australia found above 4,200 feet. This biome is also found on Tasmania
What are the Montane Grasslands and Shrublands?
In northern Western Australia Territory (one of the earliest settled parts of Australia), this is known for its steep, dramatic sandstone and limestone gorges and ridges
What is the Kimberly?
Australia's climate is also affected by this phenomenon which is more or less associated with severe drought throughout the country, particularly along the north and east coast
What is El Niño?
A slow growing tree can grow to 15 meters and features large fan-shaped fronds. They are an excellent shade plant and can also grow in a container indoors
What is the Fan palm? (Licuala ramsayi)