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
