Flashcards on Geography of Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
Geography of Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand: Student Guide
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Australia
19 cards
Card 1
Question: What oceans border the continent of Australia?
Answer: The Indian Ocean and the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Card 2
Question: How does Australia rank in size among the world's continents and countries?
Answer: It is the smallest continent and the world's sixth largest country.
Card 3
Question: What is the capital of Australia and its largest city?
Answer: Capital: Canberra. Largest city: Sydney.
Card 4
Question: How is Australia described in terms of age, topography, and soil fertility?
Answer: Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent with the least fertile soils.
Card 5
Question: Approximately how long have Indigenous Australians inhabited the continent?
Answer: About 65,000 years.
Card 6
Question: What is Australia's population size and where is it mainly concentrated?
Answer: About 26 million, highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard.
Card 7
Question: How does Australia rank by population globally and within Oceania?
Answer: It is the 52nd most populous country in the world and the most populous Oceanian country.
Card 8
Question: Does Australia have an official language, and which language is entrenched nationally?
Answer: Australia has no official languages, but English has been entrenched as the national language since European settlement.
Card 9
Question: Name other frequently used languages in Australia.
Answer: Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Italian.
Card 10
Question: What proportion of Australia's population are immigrants, and how does this rank globally?
Answer: Immigrants account for 29% of the population, giving Australia the world's eighth-largest immigrant population.