Chapter 23-Australia

What is one thing unique or different about Australia?

• It is the only country located in the Northern Hemisphere
• It is made of thousands of islands, coral reefs, and volcanoes.
• It is an island, a continent, and a country.
• it is home to the coldest climate on Earth

Antarctica is colder and higher than any other continent?

• True
• False

The Pacific Realm is made up of deserts and mountains

• True
• False

Where is Antarctica?

• in the Arctic Ocean
• at the North Pole
• in the Pacific Realm
• at the South Pole

What covers Antarctica?

• a thick layer of ice
• deserts and mountains
• a salty inland sea
• forests

Indigenous plants and animals are those that live only in Australia?

• True
• False

What do marsupials have in common?

• They are mammals that lay eggs
• They carry their babies in their pouches
• They all eat fig leaves
• They are birds that cannot fly

Invasive species are introduced to new regions by

• coming in from other places by people
• new plants and animals evolving causing mutations
• migrating to new places by themselves
• the currents from the ocean wash them ashore

Dingoes cause problems by

• attacking native animals and livestock
• spreading diseases all over the country
• eating too many different animals and plants
• eating peoples' crops

The two kinds of Pacific Islands are reef island and coral islands

• True
• False