Flashcards on Canada, Australia, New Zealand: A Comparative Study
Canada, Australia, New Zealand: A Comparative Study for Students
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Australia (Country Overview)
22 cards
Card 1
Question: What three flags or symbols appear on the Australian flag?
Answer: The Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star, and the Southern Cross constellation.
Card 2
Question: Name three national symbols of Australia (animals/plants).
Answer: Kangaroo, emu, and golden wattle.
Card 3
Question: Approximately how many people live in Australia?
Answer: About 26 million people.
Card 4
Question: What are the main ethnic groups in Australia?
Answer: Europeans, Asians, and Indigenous peoples (Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders).
Card 5
Question: How long have Aboriginal people lived in Australia?
Answer: At least 50,000 years.
Card 6
Question: Who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and in what year?
Answer: James Cook in 1770.
Card 7
Question: What type of colony did Britain establish in New South Wales in 1788?
Answer: A penal colony.
Card 8
Question: What major 19th-century event attracted many settlers to Australia?
Answer: The gold rush.
Card 9
Question: When did Australia become a federation?
Answer: In 1901.
Card 10
Question: List four major geographic features or landscapes found in Australia.
Answer: Deserts (the Outback), tropical rainforests, mountains (Great Dividing Range), and long coastlines.