Australia is a ___________, a ____________ and an ______________ all

at the same time.

Australia is a country, a continent and an island all at the same time.

Captain _________________ is given credit for the discovery of Australia. He claimed it for the British in 1770.

Captain James Cook

_______% of the population lives along the southern and eastern

coasts in cities such as Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

85%

Native Australians, or ____________ migrated to the continent from Asia

around 40,000 years ago!

Aborigines

Australia’s government is a _______________.

Constitutional Monarchy

• They have a parliament and a prime minister; however, Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of State.

Because of it’s poor soil, agriculture is not a large industry in Australia.

Herding livestock is much more important. In fact, sheep ranching makes Australia the world’s leading

producer of _____________.

Wool

The arid, dry, desert like interior of Australia is more commonly referred

to as “_____________________”

The Outback

From 1909-1969, over 100,00 children of mixed race were taken from their home and placed in the

care of white families. These children are commonly referred to

as __________________________.

The Stolen Generations

The name Australia comes from the Latin word Australis meaning

____________.

“of the south” or southern

A hot issue in Australia, the fight to protect whales has become very public, especially in the tv show,

Whale Wars. Whaling occurs off the coast of Australia in the ____________.

Southern Ocean

One of the primary reasons for British colonization of Australia was

to establish a ______________.

Penal Colony

Over 365,000 immigrated to Australia

in 1851 due to ____________.

The discovery of gold orthe Australian gold rush

Australia has 6 states and 2 territories.

Name them:

New South WalesQueensland

South AustraliaTasmaniaVictoria

Western AustraliaNorthern Territory

Australia Capital Territory