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AUSTRALIA: Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.
AUSTRALIA: Of ragged mountain ranges, Of droughts and flooding rains.
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This creature found in Australia's northern waters is...
a dugong
a porpoise
a humpback whale
a cayman
2
Along with the echidna, the platypus....
is unique to Australia
all of these
appears on an Australian coin
is a monotreme
3
Kakadu National Park is in....
Queensland
WA
NSW
NT
4
Broken Hill is in the outback of....
NSW
Queensland
SA
WA
5
Another natural hazard you need to watch out for if you go swimming in rivers up north...
crocodiles
piranhas
tiger sharks
taipans
6
This big rock (twice the size of Uluru) is in WA, it is...
Mt Manypeaks
Mt Eliza
Mt Augustus
Mt Hawthorn
7
Australia's overall climate is best described as...
desert
all of these
arid
dry
8
Broken Hill is a town famous for....
mining
steel making
wheat
wool
9
Australia, by area is the _________ largest country in the world.
2nd
8th
6th
5th
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The dugong is a....
amphibian
fish
mammal
reptile
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A monotreme is.....
a mammal with a beak
a hairless mammal
an egg laying mammal
an insect eating animal
12
This chap is a.......
grey beaver
Water rat
platypus
water wombat
13
The very north of Australia...
has cold, wet winters
has cool dry summers
has a summer wet season
is dry all the time
14
Tasmania...
is the second largest state
not a state as it isn't joined to the rest of Australia
all of these
a separate island, but still an Australian state
15
The crocodile is....
an amphibian
a fish
a reptile
a mammal
16
The Gordon Below Franklin River is in...
SA
Victoria
WA
Tasmania
17
The largest bird in Australia is the....
wedge tailed eagle
albatross
emu
cassowary
18
The northern border of South Australia is with....
Queensland
WA
NSW
NT
19
A natural hazard that the northern coastal areas of Australia are prone to in summer...
tsuamis
snow storms
earthquakes
cyclones
20
A difference between sharks and crocodiles....
sharks are relatively harmless as their teeth are very small
crocs can still get you on the land
crocs make very good pets
crocodiles can't go into salt water
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Lake Eyre, for most of the time....
is completely dry
is full of very salty water
is largely a salt pan
is full of freshwater fish
