Australia, the Pacific Islands and Antarctica

What is the today's main language of Australia and New Zealand?

• English

• German

• Spanish

Most Australians live...

• Along the coast

• In the dry interior

• In houses with "stilts" to lift them up

Which Europeans settled Australia in the late-1700s?

• the British

• the French

• the Portuguese

Australia is both a ___________ and a country.

• Territory

• City

• Continent

Australia is in the ______________ hemisphere.

• Northern

• Southern

Which part of Australia has a tropical climate? (the part closest to the equator!!)

• Northern

• Southern

Which part of Australia is mostly desert and gets very little rain?

• Northern

• Southern

• Central

Australia has the world’s largest underwater coral habitat in the world, called ______.

• Coral Sea

• Ayers Rock

• Great Victoria Desert

• Great Barrier Reef

Which European country colonized Australia first, although native people already lived there and other Europeans had been there before?

• France

• Great Britain

• Portugal

• the Dutch

Who are the Aborigines?

• The original people of Australia

• Dutch explorers who found Australia

• British prisoners sent to Australia