| A | B |
|---|
| Australia | capital, Canberra |
| major Australian cities | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra |
| major Australian religion | Christianity |
| major Australian language | English |
| New Zealand | capital, Wellington |
| major New Zealand language | English and Maori |
| Indian Ocean | east of Australia |
| Pacific Ocean is east of | west of Australia |
| Great Dividing Range | mountains in eastern Australia |
| hemisphere | one half the earth |
| reef | a string of rock, sand, or coral close to the surface of a body of water |
| magma | hot liquid rock |
| boomerang | a wooden weapon curved so that it returns to the person throwing it |
| dreamtime | the native Australian Aborigines' belief about how they cam to be |
| prime meridian and the international date line | divide the two hemispheres |
| outback | lowlands that are hot and dry |
| Great Britain founded | Sydney |
| near the center of Australia's outback is | Uluru or Ayers Rock |
| Sydney is located on | Parramatta River |
| Melbourne is located near | te Yarra River |
| Murray River | longest river in Australia |
| Great Barrier Reef | group of coral islands |
| physical feature of New Zealand | pools of boiling mud and geysers |
| First European settlers in Australia | were prisoners |
| Maori | New Zealand native people |
