Australia
50,000 years ago people from what country settled in Australia
polynesia
Who was the first man to reach the North Pole?
Robert Peary
Who was the leader of the British team that reached the South Pole but died on the way back?
Robert Scott
who discovered Australia
Captain Cook
What was the name of the ship Robert Peary designed to sail through polar ice?
Roosevelt
Which country was Roald Amundsen from, the man who beat Scott to the South Pole?
Norway
what is Australia sometimes called?
“The world’s smallest continent, but the largest island”
How many attempts did Robert Peary make before he reached the North Pole?
Eight
What animals did Scott bring on his journey that were not a good choice for the South Pole?
Ponies
what year did Lieutenant Flinders mapped the whole Australian coast.
1801
From which city did Robert Peary and his crew sail in 1905?
New York
When was Scott’s tent and the bodies of Scott and his companions found?
November 12, 1912
who crossed Australia from east to west. and what year was it?
Robyn Davidson and it's was year 1977
What kind of weather made Peary’s journey very hard, described as “bitter as frozen steel”?
Bitter wind
How many men from Scott’s British team survived the journey back from the South Pole?
None (all died)