BJU Cultural Geography Chapter 22 Review
The first settlers of Australia were the
Aborigines
Water bubbling to the surface is an
Artesian well
____Is the worlds largest monolith
Ayers Rock
The____in the interior of Western Australia contains one of the richest iron ore reserves in the world.
Hamersly Range
The first car manufactured in Australia was the
Holden
Australia's lowest point is located at
Lake Eyre
Australia was first settled as a____colony.
Prison
The____in the Northern Territory is sometimes called the Red Center of Australia.
Simpson Desert
What is Australia's word for ranches?
Stations
Australia's largest city
Sydney
Layers of underground rock through which water moves are called
aquifers
Brown coal is called
lignite
Jumpbucks is the Australian term for
Sheep
Many consider the____the most beautiful building in the world.
Sydney Opera House
Hobart is the capital of
Tasmania
Australia is the only inhabited continent with no land bridge to another continent.
True
Australia is the world's leading producer of gold.
True
Australia was the last inhabited continent to be settled by Europeans.
True
Mount Kosciusko is the highest point in Australia.
True
The Murray river lies in the Central Lowlands
True
What is the largest state of Australia?
Western Australia
State capital of South Australia
Adelaide
New Zealand's largest city
Auckland
What harbor became the site of the first English settlement in Australia?
Botany Bay
State capital of Queensland
Brisbane
Capital of Australia
Canberra
The low area west of the Great Dividing Range is the
Central Lowlands
Koalas get all their water and nourishment from __ leaves.
Eucalyptus
An aquifer is where water has bubble to the surface without the need for pumps.
False
Cook Strait separate Australia from Tasmania.
False
Sydney is the capital of Australia.
False
Tasmania has so many orange groves that it is sometimes called the Orange Isle.
False
The Western Plateau is the most fertile area of Australia
False
The term aborigine means "from the outback."
False
The two basic activities of the outback or mining in farming.
False
Victoria was the site of the first English settlement in Australia.
False
The largest coral formation in the world is
Great Barrier Reef
The____is a complex of mountains and hills running parallel to Australia's East Coast.
Great Dividing Range
The first inhabitants of New Zealand were the
Maori
State capital of Victoria
Melbourne
____Is New Zealand's highest mountain.
Mount cook
The most important water system in Australia is
Murray River
The____Plain is the flattest landform on earth.
Nullarbor
Sparsely populated interior of Australia is known as the
Outback
State capital of Western Australia
Perth
Australia's youngest state,____, is called the "Sunshine State."
Queensland
What are two ways British colonization of both Australia and New Zealand help the development of these nations (2 for each nation)? What are two downfalls of British colonization in Australia and New Zealand (2 for both)? In your opinion without using a personal pronoun, did the downfalls outweigh the British aid? Why or why not? (Please expound on each of these).
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Latrobe Valley holds the world's largest deposit of
lignite
Which of the following is not unique to Australia
ostrich