Flashcards on Australia: A Comprehensive Overview
Australia: A Comprehensive Overview for Students
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Australia
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Card 1
Question: What two geographic distinctions make Australia unique among landmasses?
Answer: It is both the world's largest island and the world's smallest continent; it is the only continent that is a single country.
Card 2
Question: Where is Australia located?
Answer: South of Asia, between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Card 3
Question: How many states and territories does Australia have and can you name them?
Answer: Six states (New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia) and two territories (Northern Territory, Australian C
Card 4
Question: What is the main and official language of Australia?
Answer: English.
Card 5
Question: Approximately how many people live in Australia?
Answer: About 20 million people.
Card 6
Question: Who were the first inhabitants of Australia and how long ago did they arrive?
Answer: Aboriginals/indigenous Australians, about 50,000 years ago.
Card 7
Question: What describes traditional Aboriginal culture and its linguistic diversity?
Answer: Mostly hunter-gatherer culture with about 250 languages spoken at the time of early European contact.
Card 8
Question: Which Europeans first discovered Australia and who claimed it for Britain?
Answer: The Dutch were the first Europeans to discover Australia in the 17th century; James Cook claimed it for Britain in 1770.
Card 9
Question: When and how was the first British colony in Australia established?
Answer: In 1788 the first colony was established in today's Sydney Harbour; Australia was originally settled as a penal/prison colony.
Card 10
Question: What 19th-century event led to increased migration to Australia?
Answer: The discovery of gold in the 1850s.