Unit 10: Australia and Oceania

Australia is both a continent and a country

• True

• False

The Outback in Australia is mostly ________________

• Arctic

• mountain

• desert

• water

The largest coral reef in the world; It is the ONLY living organism that can be seen from space! Located off the eastern coast of Queensland, it is 12,500 miles long. Home to 400+ species of coral and 1500+ species of fish.

• Mount Cook

• Great Victoria Desert

• Great Barrier Reef

• high island

The driest part of Australia is known as this

• Uluru

• Sydney

• Outback

• Great Britain

Largest standing rock located at the center of Australia

• Sydney

• Great Britain

• Uluru

• Outback

The first official recorded sighting of Australia was in

1606 by...

• the British

• the Dutch

• the French

• the Americans

What is unique about Australia?

• it is the largest island in the world, a nation, and a continent
• it is the largest continent in the world and also an archipelago
• the people are the most diverse on the planet
• it's both a commonwealth and a country

Which two oceans is Australia located in? 

• Atlantic and pacific 
• Pacific and Indian 
• Artic ocean 

First peoples of New Zealand

• Marsupials
• Aborigines
• Maori 
• Matrilineal

Who are the Australians natives?

• Eskimos 
• Aborigines 
• Indians