Vocab
What is an Australian throwing stick that curves in flight and returns near the thrower called?
Boomerang
What is the name of New Zealand's highest peak called?
Mount Cook
What is most of Australia's climate like?
Dry and humid
Who elects a member of the parliament in Australia?
The people
What kind of climate does New Zealand have?
Marine West Coast.
What is a group of close-knit, interrelated families called?
Clan
What is the large amount of pressurized underground water in Australia called?
The Great Artesian Basin
What Percentage of New Zealand plants are only found in New Zealand?
90%
When did the Europeans begin exploring the South Pacific?
1500s
What is New Zealand’s main animal export?
Sheep and wool.
What are the indigenous people of Australia called?
Aborigine
What is the low area of flat land in Central and Western Australia called?
The Western Plateau
What percentage of Australia consists of the Outback?
66%
When did the Australian colonies decide to form a federation known as the Commonwealth of Australia?
1901
Name 3 of Australia’s main mineral resources.
Coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, and silver
What are the indigenous people of New Zealand called?
Maori
What is the chain of hills and mountains in Australia called?
The Great Dividing Range
How long ago was the North Island of New Zealand formed in the Taupo volcano zone?
About 230,000 years ago
What kind of monarchies and systems are Australia and New Zealand?
Constitutional Monarchies and Parliamentary Systems
Name 3 of New Zealand’s main mineral resources.
Coal, gold, silver, iron ore, limestone, clay, dolomite, pumice, salt, serpentinite, zeolite, bentonite
What is dried coconut meat fed to animal herds called?
Copra
What is New Zealand's flattest and most fertile land called?
The Canterbury Plains
The Nullbar Plain in Australia translates ______ in Latin
No tree
What percent of New Zealand's population is made up of the Maori people?
7%
How many wetlands does Australia have?
900