Australia Review 616 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
I am a continent. I am a country. I am an island | Australia |
The largest part of Australia consists of dry lands called | Outback |
What are the two oceans that surround Australia? | Pacific & Indian |
World's largest living organism, It is over 1200 miles long. 400 types of coral, 1500 types of fish and 4000 mollusks | Great Barrier Reef |
What body of water is actually part of the Pacific Ocean | Coral Sea |
Ayers Rock (Uluru) is this type of rock. More rock is below earth than above. | monolith |
What are the natives of Australia called? | Aborigines |
Very few Australians live here due to extreme heat and dryness | Great Victoria Desert |
2/3 of Australia is made up of what type of land? | desert |
Where do most Australians live? | Along the southeastern coast |
What major business is done in the Outback | mining |
Which resource attracted thousands of immigrants to South Australia in the 19th century | gold |
What language did the first European settlers speak in Australia | Engish |
What religion did Europeans bring with settlement? | Christianity |
From where did Aborigines enter the Australian continent thousands of years ago | Asia |
Which weapon did Aborigines invent? | boomerangs |
Which describes the Aborigines? | nomads |
The prisoners used to colonize Australia in the late 1700s were from which country? | Great Britain (colonies) |
Who claimed Australia for Great Britain? | James Cook |
What threats to the Aborigines after the Europeans began to settle Australia? | diseases, guns, alcohol |
What event in 1850s led to the killing of hundreds of Aborigines | gold rush |
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