Australia Flashcards
(26 cards)
Name the 8 regions in Australia
Western Australia Northern Australia South Australia Queensland New South Wales Victoria Canberra Tasmania
What lies North of Australia?
China & islands
What lies North East of Australia?
USA
What lies South East of Australia?
New Zealand
What lies South of Australia?
Arctics
What lies West of Australia?
Africa
Oceans around Australia:
North East
South
West
North East: Pacific Ocean
South: Southern Ocean
West: Indian Ocean
How did Australia come to exist?
Australia became an island when it broke off from Antarctica and formed an island that drifted north.
It’s on a collision course with Indonesia, but moving slowly at 7cm a year.
Ranked … largest country in the world.
6th
Percentage of uninhabitable land?
Outback: 70%
Largest rivers
Murray-Darling River Basin
What does Australia mean?
Terra australis incognita: unknown southern land
When was the first ship with prisoners sent to Australia?
It went to Botany Bay in 1787 and got there in 1788 - there were 11 boats in total with about 1,500 souls onboard, about half prisoners.
Name the original aboriginal tribes.
Queensland: Murri
South Australia: Nunga
Palawa: Tasmania
The British took the Aboriginal’s land and frontier wars started - what effect did this have on the Aboriginals?
In 1910- 1970, kids of the surviving nations were given to white families to raise in an effort to assimilate.
Aboriginals could only vote in 1962 and were officially recognized as part of the population in 1967.
Tell me about Ayers Rock.
In 1990, the rust-coloured rock was named Ayers Rock / Uluru to acknowledge its name as known by the Anangu people to whom this is a sacred site.
This was switched to Uluru/Ayers Rock in 2002.
What started brining people from other countries to Australia?
The first gold rush between 1850 - 1870: this was just outside of Melbourne. People came from China, Britain, North America, Italy, Germany, Poland, and others.
Diversity and culture increased and population grew.
What are Aussies known for?
The gold rush diggers forged the resourcefulness, can-do attitude, and friendliness they are known for.
When was the first railway system established?
1850-1900
When and which British colonies formed the Commonwealth of Australia?
1901 South Australia Western Australia New South Wales Victoria Queensland Tasmania
What was one of the first laws the Commonwealth of Australia passed?
White Australia Policy
Tell me about Japan’s attack on Australia.
In 1942 Japan attacked Australia - 10 weeks after attacking Pearl Harbor - they lost.
How did the US become a strategic partner for Australia?
The defence of the country could not fall on the UK, so the US and Australia had an agreement and ships arrived.
Shortly after, “Made in America” put down roots.
American products replaced many of the British-based imports.
Why was 1986 an important year for Australia?
The Australian Act declared full independence.
