| A | B |
|---|
| Earliest people of Australia? | Aborigines |
| Earliest people of New Zealand? | Maori |
| Explorer who claimed Australia for Great Britain | James Cook |
| Australia is located in what 2 hemispheres? | Southern and Eastern Hemispheres |
| Electricity produced from steam? | geothermal energy |
| Island state south of Australia" mainland? | Tasmania |
| Where do ranchers drill deep for underground water in Australia? | Great Artesian Basin |
| What & where is Great Barrier Reef? | coral formations from skeletons of small sea animals located off Australia's northeastern coast |
| Why is Australia called the "Land Down Under"? | It's located in the Southern Hemisphere |
| Most important agricultural resource in New Zealand? | sheep |
| Capital of Australia? | Canberra |
| Capital of New Zealand? | Wellington |
| National symbol of N.Z.(cannot fly)? | Kiwi bird |
| Hot springs that spout hot steam/water? | geysers |
| Island where majority of New Zealanders live? | North Island |
| Hydroelectric power comes from? | flowing water |
| What's a marsupial? | mammal that carries its young in a pouch |
| First nation to grant women the right to vote? | New Zealand |
| What is the Great Dividing Range? | mountain range stretching along Australia's eastern coast |
| Australia's land is rich in...? | minerals |
| Body of water between New Zealand's North Island and South Island? | Cook Strait |
| Australia is the world's top producer of...? | wool |
| Vast interior part of Australia? | Outback |
| Where do most Aussies live? | near the southern & southeastern coasts |
| What is the Great Artesian Basin? | area where ranchers drill deep underground for water |
| Why did the first settlers come to Australia? | they were prisoners and the jails in England were overcrowded |
| Tropic of______goes across Australia. | Capricorn |
| What are stations in Australia? | sheep & cattle ranches and mining camps |
| Type of gov't in Australia? | parliamentary democracy |
| Gem that is mined in Australia? | opal |
| Name a winter month in Australia. | June/July/August |
| What do koalas eat? | eucalyptus leaves |
