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Australia Physical Features
Australian History
Australia Today
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What is the center of Australia called?
The Outback
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Who were the first people in Australia?
Aborigines
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What types of activities are popular in Australia?
Surfing, going to the beach, rugby
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Australia is home to largest structure of living organisms on the planet. What is it called?
Great Barrier Reef
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What did the British first use the island of Australia for?
Prison
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How many states does Australia have?
Six
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What is the largest mountain range in Australia called?
Great Dividing Range
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What happened in 1851 that attracted many more people to come to Australia?
Gold was discovered
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How much land in Australia is good for farming?
Only 6%
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Australia is the ______est and _________est continent on Earth.
Smallest and flattest
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How long ago did Aborigines arrive in Australia?
About 40,000 years ago
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Most of Australia's mammals are ____________ (mammals that have pouches to carry their young)
marsupials
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What are the two largest rivers in Australia called?
Murray and Darling River
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How long ago did Australia drift away from Pangaea?
About 35 million years ago
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Where do most people in Australia live? Why?
Around the edges - it is too dry to live in the interior.