Australia

What is Australia about the same size as?

United States

What does about 1/2 of Australia have?

a desert climate

Artesian Wells?

a well in which water rises toward the surface without being pumped

What are many plants and animals in Australia?

alien species

What did Aborigines do?

brought the dingo

What kind of government does Australia have?

democratic

What is the size variety of kangaroo's in Australia?

have some larger than humans to as small as a mouse

Alien Species?

introduced into Australia by humans

Why is Australia called the land down under?

it is south of the equator

What are the states make up Australia?

1. New South Wales 2. Victoria 3. Queensland 4. South Australia 5. Western Australia 6. The Island of Tasmania

What are the federal territories that made up Australia?

1. Northern Territory 2. Australian Capital Territory

What are the 3 characteristics of the outback?

1. dry 2. flat 3. almost uninhabited

What are the two marsupials in Australia?

1. kangaroo 2. koala

What are 2 animals that are the only egg laying mammals in the world?

1. platypus 2. spiny ant eater

What did the Europeans introduce?

1. sheep 2. rabbits 3. foxes 4. water buffalo 5. birds 6. 100 different kinds of plants

How far does the Great Barrier reef stretch?

1200 miles

When did Great Britain settle Australia by a prison colony?

1788

What is Australia made up of?

18,500,000 sq. miles

How many varieties of kangaroo's are in Australia?

50

What is Australia ranked in the world in largeness?

6th

Who were the original inhabitants of Australia?

Aborigines

What is the largest source of underground water in Australia?

Artesian Wells

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

Who settled Australia?

Great Britain

What is the 1 major river system of Australia?

Murray-Darling

Marsupials?

mammals that carry their young in pouches

Where do most people in Australia live?

on the coast

Eucalyptus?

plant that Australia has about 500 different species of

Endemic species?

plants or animals that originate only in a geographic region

What is Australia?

smallest, flattest, and lowest continent

Where do the rest of the people in Australia live?

the outback

Biography?

the study geographic distribution of plants and animals

What does most of Australia receive?

very little rain