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Australia Quiz
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Social Studies
6th Grade
10/03/2012

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Australia's number one export is...
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wool
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Colorful coral reef formation off Australia's northeastern coast
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Great Barrier Reef
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cattle or sheep ranch
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Station
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the native people of Australia
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Aborigines
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Who discovered Australia before Capt. James Cook?
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Dutch
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Name the island state belonging to Australia
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Tasmanid
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Why is Australia called "The Land Down Under?"
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It's in the Southern Hemisphere
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Name the two things that show that Australia was once a colony of the United Kingdom?
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It's flag and government
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What year did Australia become a country?
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1901
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Most Aussies live in urban areas in which parts of Australia?
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Eastern and Southeastern Coasts
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Name 2 rich mineral resources found in Australia
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pearls, gold, opals, diamonds, natrual gas
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Who claimed Australia for Great Britain?
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Capt. James Cook
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An example of a marsupial that lives in Australia
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Kangaroo, Koala
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barren inland regions in interior of Australia
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outback
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