Australia Flashcards
(30 cards)
The world’s largest single rock
Uluru
The world’s largest coral reef, located off the coast of Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef
Capital of Australia
Canberra
Dune
Sand hill formed by wind
Aborigines
Native people of Australia
Strait
A narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water
Artesian water
Water trapped underground with such great pressure that it gushes through any opening. Pumps are not needed.
Basin
Land drained by a river or a depression in the surface of the land
Divide
A ridge or other high place where the streams on one side flow in the opposite direction
What is unique about Australia as a continent?
It is also a nation. It is also the smallest, flattest, and driest.
Why is Australia known as the land down under?
Because it’s in the Southern Hemisphere
Animals of Australia
Kangaroo, koala, platypus, wombat, dingo, Tasmanian Devil
Native Australian birds
Emu, kookaburra, cockatoo
Two native trees of Australia
Eucalyptus(gum) and acacia
What is the Australian Outback?
The interior of the continent. Mostly countryside used for grazing. There are a few settlements and mining towns.
Where do most of the people live in Australia?
Near the coast, particularly the east coast
How do the seasons in Australia compare to our seasons?
They are opposite.
How does Tasmania differ from the rest of the Australian States?
It is an island.
Three mountain ranges in Australia,
Great Dividing Range, Australian Alps, Darling Range
What can be found in Lake Eyre?
Dinosaur bones
What is found on cave walls in Uluru?
Aboriginal cave paintings
Three main deserts in Australia.
Great Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert
Where are most of the deserts in Australia?
In the western part
When and by whom was Australia discovered? What country did he represent?
In 1770 by James Cook of England
