KNOWLEDGE OF AUSTRALIA 1
1.
Look. Is this North Queensland bird an emu or a cassowary?___________
2.
What is a baby kangaroo called? ___________________
3.
What is the name of Australia’s best known landmark in central Australia? _________
4.
In which state of Australia is the Great Barrier Reef? _________________
5.
Look. Name this well known landmark in Sydney. _______________
6.
Are monsoons a feature of the Top End or central Australia? ____________
7.
Is the Australian continent approximately 4000km or 40000km from east to west? ______
8.
Near what city in central Australia are the Devil’s Marbles? ________ __________
9.
The Stuart Highway joins South Australia to what northern most city? __________
10.
Look. With blood red flowers, what is the name of this plant? Sturt’s Desert ______
11.
Does the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn pass through Australia? ________
12.
Is the Nullarbor Plain located nearer Hobart or the Great Australian Bight? ________
13.
In what direction is Adelaide from Darwin? ____________
14.
Does central Australia have a desert climate or a tropical climate? _______________
15.
Look. What is the name of the state shaded on the map? _______________________
16.
For what product is the Barossa Valley best known? ______________
17.
What ocean lies to the west of the Australian continent? _____________________
18.
Is Port Arthur in Tasmania, a historical convict site or a major shipping port? ________
19.
Flying at 750kph, what is the approximate flying time from Sydney to Perth? ________
20.
Look at the wind instrument. What is the name of this instrument? _______________
21.
Name the highway that runs from Sydney to Brisbane. ______________________
22.
Where is a marsupial suckled after birth? _______________
23.
In which sea is the Great Barrier Reef? _______________________
24.
What is the nearest capital city to the Snowy Mountains? _____________
25.
Look. The stars of the Southern Cross and the lines form the basis of what flag? ______
Eureka Flag
Opera House
Canberra
Coral
Top End
4-5 hours
Pea
Darwin
Cassowary
Didgeridoo
Alice Springs
Queensland
Joey
Capricorn
Pacific
geographyburger
Uluru
Pouch
Historical Site
4000
Grapes/wine
N.S.W.
GAB
Desert Climate
Indian
South