The Geography and Cultures of Australia: Part One

Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere and has coasts on the Southern (Antarctic), the Pacific, and the _____ Oceans.

The Aboriginies hunted game with _____, played music on didgeridoos, and made intricate works of art on rock walls.

Australia is unique due to its unusual animals, plants, _____, and history.

In 1788, the _____ arrived in Australia to establish a colony.

Most of the people in Australia live in big cities located in the _____ half of the country.

Today, about 1 out of 5 (20%) of people living in Australia are descendants of the _____ from Great Britain.

The bigger cities in Australia include Sydney, Melbourne, and the capital city of _____.

The British king or queen is the leader of Australia, but the Parliament and _____ run the government.

Australia is home to around 24 million people that speak mostly _____ and are mostly Christian.

Ayer's Rock, or _____, is a massive sandstone formation in Australia and is the world's largest single rock.

Australia consists of the huge mainland, numerous small islands along its edges, and the large southern island of _____.

The six Australian colonies: Western Australia, South Australia, _____, New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania.

_____ is Australia's number one export crop, but the main agricultural activity is raising cattle.

Australia is the world's _____ continent and huge parts of it are very sparsely populated.

The first Europeans in Australia were _____ traders in the year 1606.

Great Britain transported about 162,000 _____ from Great Britain to Australia.

The hot and dry desert land in Australia, which includes the Red Desert, is known as the _____.

Australia was originally inhabited by indigenous people known as _____, who spoke about 250 different languages.

The _____ _____ Reef is off Australia's northeastern coast and is the world's largest complex of coral reefs.

Australia is the world's second largest exporter of _____.