People
Who are the Adorigines?
the native australians
List the regions of Oceania from smallest to Largest
Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia
Name a Gulf off the Coast of Australia
Gulf of Carpentaria
What event increased Australias poplation by 200%?
The Australian Gold Rush
Australias highest peak
Mt. Kosciuko
Who explored Australia?
Captain James Cook
What seperates Antarctica into two regions? What are the regions?
Transantarctic Mountains. East and West Australia
What Sea is the Great Barrier Reef located?
Coral Sea
Name New Zealands two main islands
North Island South Island
Name the largests two islands of Oceania?
New Zealand Papau New Guinea
Who named Lake Victoria?
David Livingstone
List the three regions of Australia
Western Plateau, Central Lowlands, Eastern HighLands.
What does the Strait of Gibralter seperate?
Asia from Africa
What is the lowest point on earth?
Challenger Deep
What city is the gate way to Australia?
Syndey
Who were the first European colonists to arrive in the Cape of Good Hope?
The Dutch
List the 4 major deserts in Australia
Great Sandy, Gibson, Great Victoria, Simpson
What seperates Tasmania from Main land Australia?
Bass Strait
The Solomon islands are part of what Oceania region?
Melanesia
Name three mountain ranges in Australia
Macdonnelll,Musgraves, and Great Dividing Range
Who was Roald Amundsen?
Raced to the south pole with a sled dog team
List all the states, territorys, and capitals of Australia
Western Australia perth, Northern Territory Darwin, South Australia Adelaide, New South Wales Sydney, Victoria Melbourne, Tasmania Hobart, Australian Capital Territory Canberra,Queensland Brisbane.
What body of water seperates New Zealands two main Islands??
Cook Strait
What Lake in Antarctica is not frozen due to geothermal heat?
Lake Vostok
What is the largest city in Africa?
Cairo